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Outline of Rivers State
Overview of and topical guide to Rivers State
See also: Index of Rivers State-related articles
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Rivers State:
Rivers State – one of the 36 states of Nigeria, located in the southernmost part of the country. The state has a population of more than 5 million, and is the sixth-most populous state according to census data released in 2006. Its capital, Port Harcourt is the largest city, and is economically significant as the centre of Nigeria's oil industry.
- Names
- Common name: Rivers State
- Local name: Rivers
- Official name: Rivers State
- Nicknames
- Treasure Base of the Nation
- Adjectivals
- Riverian
- Demonyms
- Riverian
- Abbreviations and name codes
- Rankings
- by population: 5th
- by area (2006 census): 26th
- by crime rate:
- by gross domestic product (GDP) (2010): 2nd
- by Human Development Index (HDI):
- by life expectancy at birth:
- by literacy rate: 3rd
- Rivers State is: a Nigerian state, and one of the 36 states of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
- Location
- Northern Hemisphere
- Eastern Hemisphere
- Africa
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- West Africa
- Nigeria
- Southern Nigeria
- Nigeria
- West Africa
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Africa
- Time zone: West Africa Time (UTC+01)
Environment of Rivers State
- Climate of Rivers State
- Renewable energy in Rivers State
- Protected areas of Rivers State
- Wildlife of Rivers State
- Fauna of Rivers State
- Birds of Rivers State
- Mammals of Rivers State
- Fauna of Rivers State
Natural geographic features of Rivers State
- Lakes of Rivers State
- Rivers of Rivers State
Regions of Rivers State
Administrative divisions of Rivers State
Local government areas of Rivers State
- Form of government: Presidential republic
- Capital of Rivers State: Port Harcourt
- Government House, Port Harcourt
- Elections in Rivers State
Branches of the government of Rivers State
Executive branch of the government of Rivers State
Legislative branch of the government of Rivers State
Judicial branch of the government of Rivers State
Law and order in Rivers State
Culture of Rivers State
- Agriculture in Rivers State
- Communications in Rivers State
- Newspapers in Rivers State
- Radio stations in Rivers State
- Television stations in Rivers State
- Health care in Rivers State
- Transportation in Rivers State
- Airports in Rivers State
- Roads in Rivers State
- Highways in Rivers State
- Rivers State Ministry of Education
- Schools in Rivers State
- Higher education in Rivers State
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