People:

Population: 121.8 million ( 1998 estimate.)

Ethnic groups: Hausa, Fulani, Yoruba, Ibo, Kanuri, Efik, Tiv, Ijaw, 200 others

Religions: Islam over 60%, Christianity about 30%, indigenous beliefs under 7%

Languages: English (official), Hausa (lingua franca North of Rivers Benue and Niger), Yoruba, Ibo, Fulani

Suffrage: 21 years of age; universal