Anglican 14.9%, Roman Catholic 12.4%, Presbyterian 10.9%, Methodist 2.9%, Pentecostal 1.7%, Baptist 1.3%, other Christian 9.4%, other 3.3%, unspecified 17.2%, none 26% (2001 census)
Languages
Portuguese (official), Crioulo, African languages
English (official), Maori (official), Sign Language (official)
Exports
dairy products, meat, wood and wood products, fish, machinery
External Debt
$85,650,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
New Zealand dollars (NZD) per US dollar - 1.4151 (2008 est.), 1.3811 (2007), 1.5408 (2006), 1.4203 (2005), 1.5087 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
1.000%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
0
9
Location
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea and Senegal
Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of Australia
Area
36,125 km sq
267,710 km sq
Coastline
350 km
15,134 km
Climate
tropical; generally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds
