ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tə ðɪ ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl ɹᵻlˈɪdʒəs fɹˈiːdəm ɹᵻpˈoːɹt tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks, sˌʌm θɹˈiː pɚsˈɛnt ʌvðə pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən ɑːɹ mˈʊzlɪm, ɔːlðˈoʊ ðə tˈoʊɾəl nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv mˈʊzlɪmz ɪnðə kˈʌntɹi hɐz ɪŋkɹˈiːst dˈuː tʊ ɐn ˈɪnflʌks ʌv ɪlˈiːɡəl ˈɪmɪɡɹənts fɹʌm nˈeɪbɚɹɪŋ naɪdʒˈiəɹɪə ænd kˌæmɚɹˈuːn.
According to the International Religious Freedom Report 2006, some three percent of the population are Muslim, although the total number of Muslims in the country has increased due to an influx of illegal immigrants from neighbouring Nigeria and Cameroon.