Ethnic Groups: Hausa, Fulani, Yoruba, Ibo, Kanuri, Ibibio, Tiv, Ijaw
Religions: Muslim 50%, Christian 40%, indigenous beliefs 10%
Languages: English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Ibo, Fulani

GDP (Gross Domestic Product) by sector:
agriculture 39%¹ industry 31%² services 30%
¹The largely subsistence agricultural sector has failed to keep up with rapid population growth, and Nigeria, once a large net exporter of food, now must import food.
²Petroleum provides 30% of GDP

Labor Force by occupation: agriculture 54%, industry, commerce, and services 19%, government 15%

Industries: crude oil, coal, tin, columbite, palm oil, peanuts, cotton, rubber, wood, hides and skins, textiles, cement and other construction materials, food products, footwear, chemicals, fertilizer, printing, ceramics, steel

Agricultural products: cocoa, peanuts, palm oil, corn, rice, sorghum, millet, cassava (tapioca), yams, rubber, cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, fishing and forest resources extensively exploited

³Because of poor maintenance, much of the road system is barely usable