English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo (Ibo), Fulani
French (official); note - each ethnic group has its own language
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
0
Location
Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Benin and Cameroon
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone
Area
923,768 km sq
245,857 km sq
Coastline
853 km
320 km
Climate
varies; equatorial in south, tropical in center, arid in north
generally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds
