Roman Catholic (nominal) 73.6%, Protestant 15.4%, Spiritualist 1.3%, Bantu/voodoo 0.3%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.2%, none 7.4% (2000 census)
Languages
English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo (Ibo), Fulani
Portuguese (official and most widely spoken language); note - less common languages include Spanish (border areas and schools), German, Italian, Japanese, English, and a large number of minor Amerindian languages
Exports
petroleum and petroleum products 95%, cocoa, rubber
transport equipment, iron ore, soybeans, footwear, coffee, autos
External Debt
$10,100,000,000 $
$405,300,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
nairas (NGN) per US dollar - 117.8 (2008 est.), 127.46 (2007), 127.38 (2006), 132.59 (2005), 132.89 (2004)
reals (BRL) per US dollar - 1.8644 (2008 est.), 1.85 (2007 est.), 2.1761 (2006), 2.4344 (2005), 2.9251 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
0.900%
1.300%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
4
15
Location
Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Benin and Cameroon
Eastern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean
Area
923,768 km sq
8,514,877 km sq
Coastline
853 km
7,491 km
Climate
varies; equatorial in south, tropical in center, arid in north
