Baptist 35.4%, Anglican 15.1%, Roman Catholic 13.5%, Pentecostal 8.1%, Church of God 4.8%, Methodist 4.2%, other Christian 15.2%, none or unspecified 2.9%, other 0.8% (2000 census)
Languages
English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo (Ibo), Fulani
English (official), Creole (among Haitian immigrants)
Exports
petroleum and petroleum products 95%, cocoa, rubber
mineral products and salt, animal products, rum, chemicals, fruit and vegetables
External Debt
$10,100,000,000 $
$16,680,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
nairas (NGN) per US dollar - 117.8 (2008 est.), 127.46 (2007), 127.38 (2006), 132.59 (2005), 132.89 (2004)
Bahamian dollars (BSD) per US dollar - 1 (2008 est.), 1 (2007), 1 (2006), 1 (2005), 1 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
0.900%
0.600%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
4
0
Location
Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Benin and Cameroon
Caribbean, chain of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Florida, northeast of Cuba
Area
923,768 km sq
13,880 km sq
Coastline
853 km
3,542 km
Climate
varies; equatorial in south, tropical in center, arid in north
tropical marine; moderated by warm waters of Gulf Stream
