Political Map of Nigeria

About Nigeria
Nigeria shares its international boundaries with the Republic of Benin to the west, Cameroon and Chad to the east, and Niger to the north. Towards the south, Nigeria is bordered by the Gulf of Guinea on the Atlantic Ocean.

The official language of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is English. Nigeria is home to an overall population of 170,123,740 (2012 estimate), with an area of 923,768 square kilometers (356,667 square miles). Nigeria is the most populous country on the African continent and the seventh most populous country in the world. Coal, tin, and crude oil are some of the important industrial products and palm oil, rubber, rice, cocoa, millets, and peanuts are the key agricultural products of Nigeria. The economy of Nigeria is one of the fastest growing economies in the world.

Nigeria Political Map
Nigeria is divided into 36 states and one federal capital territory. These political subdivisions are further subcategorized into 774 Local Government Areas (LGAs). The local government areas are governed by local government councils.

The states of Nigeria are as follows:

Anambra Abuja (Federal Capital Territory) Akwa Ibom Enugu Abia Adamawa Bayelsa Bauchi Borno Benue Delta Cross River Edo

Ebonyi Gombe Ekiti Jigawa Imo Kano Kaduna Kebbi Katsina Kwara Kogi Nasarawa Lagos

Ogun Niger Osun Ondo Oyo Rivers Plateau Taraba Sokoto Zamfara Yobe

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State	Population	Area(km.)	Area(mi.)	Capital
Abia	2,833,999	4,857	1,875	Umuahia
Adamawa	3,168,101	37,957	14,655	Yola
Akwa Ibom	3,920,208	6,788	2,621	Uyo
Anambra	4,182,032	4,761	1,838	Awka
Bauchi	4,676,465	48,197	18,609	Bauchi
Bayelsa	1,703,358	9,363	3,615	Yenagoa
Benue	4,219,244	30,755	11,875	Makurdi
Borno	4,151,193	72,767	28,095	Maiduguri
Cross River	2,888,966	22,112	8,537	Calabar
Delta	4,098,391	17,095	6,600	Asaba
Ebonyi	2,173,501	6,342	2,449	Abakaliki
Edo	3,218,332	19,584	7,562	Benin City
Ekiti	2,384,212	5,797	2,238	Ado-Ekiti
Enugu	3,257,298	7,560	2,919	Enugu
Federal Capital Territory	1,405,201	7,569	2,922	Abuja
Gombe	2,353,879	17,428	6,729	Gombe
Imo	3,934,899	5,135	1,982	Owerri
Jigawa	4,348,649	23,415	9,041	Dutse
Kaduna	6,066,562	44,217	17,072	Kaduna
Kano	9,383,682	20,389	7,872	Kano
Katsina	5,792,578	23,822	9,198	Katsina
Kebbi	3,238,628	36,320	14,023	Birnin Kebbi
Kogi	3,278,487	29,063	11,221	Lokoja
Kwara	2,371,089	33,792	13,047	Ilorin
Lagos	9,013,534	3,475	1,342	Ikeja
Nassarawa	1,863,275	26,633	10,283	Lafia
Niger	3,950,249	72,065	27,824	Minna
Ogun	3,728,098	16,850	6,506	Abeokuta
Ondo	3,441,024	15,019	5,799	Akure
Osun	3,423,535	8,585	3,315	Oshogbo
Oyo	5,591,589	27,036	10,438	Ibadan
Plateau	3,178,712	26,539	10,247	Jos
Rivers	5,185,400	10,361	4,000	Port Harcourt
Sokoto	3,696,999	32,146	12,412	Sokoto
Taraba	2,300,736	59,180	22,850	Jalingo
Yobe	2,321,591	44,880	17,328	Damaturu
Zamfara	3,259,846	33,667	12,999	Gusau
Total	140,003,542	911,519	351,938

Note  : -Population: 2006-03-21 census provisional results.
Area: Source.

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Last Updated : November 22, 2014