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Rivers State of Nigeria..

Rivers state is one of the 36 states of Nigeria. Created in May 27th 1967, it constitutes one of the earliest states which came into being upon the dissolution of the old regional structure.

With its capital in Port Harcourt, the state is bounded on the south by the Atlantic Ocean, to the North by the Anambra, Imo, Abia states, to the East by Akwa Ibom state and to the west by Bayelsa and Delta states

Rivers State
State nickname:

Treasure Base of the Nation

Location

Nigeria

Statistics

Date Created

27 May 1967

Capital

Port Harcourt

Official  Language

English

Area

11,077km˛
Ranked 26 of 36

Population
 - 2005 (estimate)
 - 1991 Census

Ranked N/A of 36
5,689,087
N/A

GDP
 - Total
 - Per capita

2007
$21.07 billion
[1]
$3,965
[1]

Current Governor

Rotimi Amaechi (PDP)

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