NIGERIA
GENERAL STATISTICS

Population:
113,828,587 (January 2000 est.)
Ethnic groups:
Hausa, Fulani, Yoruba, Ibo, Ijaw, Kanuri, Ibibio, Tiv and over 200 other smaller groups
Religions:
Muslim 45%, Christian 40%, African Traditional Religious beliefs 15%
Languages:
English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Ibo, Fulani 

ROMAN CATHOLIC WORKFORCE

Bishops: 51
Diocesan Priests: 2,494
Religious Priests: 640
Professed Religious men (not Priests): 428
Professed Religious women: 2,968
Members of Secular Institute (Men): -
Members of Secular Institute (Women): 13
Lay Missionaries: 59
Catechists: 21,906

(As at 31 December, 1997)