NIGERIA

CURRENCY: Naira (N).

EXCHANGE RATE: N 21.886 = US$1 (Official Rate); N 85.30 = US$1 (Market Rate).

OFFICIAL LANGUAGES: Hausa, Yoruba, Ibo and English.

POPULATION: 100 million.

CAPITAL: Lagos.

INTERNATIONAL CODE: TELEPHONE 234.

CURRENCY CONTROLS: The Naira is non-convertible.Its import and export is limited to N 100.Foreign currency may be freely imported and must be declared if the amount exceeds US$10,000 or the equivalent.Foreign currencies may be freely exported up to the amount declared upon entry.Thus declare your foreign currency foreign currency upon arrival even if it is under US$10,000.On arrival keep your currency declaration form and make sure it's stamped each time you change money.If you arrive by air you'll be required to change the equivalent of US$100 at the airport.In theory it is possible to convert excess Naira back into hard currency if you have receipts to prove you changed in a bank, but in practice it involves a lot of red tape which makes the procedure a waste of time.

GAMING INFORMATION: Nigeria has 8 casinos.One each in the cities of Ibadan and Port Harcourt, 2 in Abuja, and 4 in Lagos.