Christian 67% (Roman Catholic 62%, Protestant 5%), indigenous beliefs 23%, Muslim 10%
Languages
English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo (Ibo), Fulani
Kirundi (official), French (official), Swahili (along Lake Tanganyika and in the Bujumbura area)
Exports
petroleum and petroleum products 95%, cocoa, rubber
External Debt
$10,100,000,000 $
Exchange Rate
nairas (NGN) per US dollar - 117.8 (2008 est.), 127.46 (2007), 127.38 (2006), 132.59 (2005), 132.89 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
0.900%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
4
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Location
Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Benin and Cameroon
Central Africa, east of Democratic Republic of the Congo
Area
923,768 km sq
27,830 km sq
Coastline
853 km
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Climate
varies; equatorial in south, tropical in center, arid in north
equatorial; high plateau with considerable altitude variation (772 m to 2,670 m above sea level); average annual temperature varies with altitude from 23 to 17 degrees centigrade but is generally moderate as the average altitude is about 1,700 m; average annual rainfall is about 150 cm; two wet seasons (February to May and September to November), and two dry seasons (June to August and December to January)
