Outline of Rivers State

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.

General reference[]

• Names
  • Common name: Rivers State
  • Local name: Rivers
    • Pronunciation:
  • Official name: Rivers State
  • Nicknames
    • Treasure Base of the Nation
• Adjectivals
  • Riverian
• Demonyms
  • Riverian
• Abbreviations and name codes
  • ISO 3166-2 code: NG-RI
  • Vehicle registration code:
• 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

Geography of Rivers State[]

Geography of Rivers State

• 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
• Time zone: West Africa Time (UTC+01)

Environment of Rivers State[]

• Protected areas of Rivers State
  • Biseni Forest
  • Finima Nature Park
  • Upper Orashi Forest
• Wildlife of Rivers State
  • Fauna of Rivers State
    • Birds of Rivers State

Natural geographic features of Rivers State[]

• Rivers of Rivers State

Regions of Rivers State[]

Administrative divisions of Rivers State[]

Local government areas of Rivers State[]

• Abua–Odual
• Ahoada East
• Ahoada West
• Akuku-Toru
• Andoni
• Asari-Toru
• Bonny
• Degema
• Eleme
• Emohua
• Etche
• Gokana
• Ikwerre
• Khana
• Obio-Akpor
• Ogba–Egbema–Ndoni
• Ogu–Bolo
• Okrika
• Omuma
• Opobo–Nkoro
• Oyigbo
• Port Harcourt
• Tai

Government and politics of Rivers State[]

Politics 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[]

Government of Rivers State

Executive branch of the government of Rivers State[]

• Governor of Rivers State
  • Deputy Governor of Rivers State
  • Executive Council of Rivers State
• State ministries
  • Rivers State Ministry of Transport
  • Rivers State Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources

Legislative branch of the government of Rivers State[]

• Rivers State House of Assembly (unicameral)
  • Speaker of the House

Judicial branch of the government of Rivers State[]

Courts of Rivers State

• High Court of Rivers State
• Rivers State Customary Court of Appeal

Law and order in Rivers State[]

• Crime in Rivers State
• Rivers State Police

History of Rivers State[]

History of Rivers State

Culture of Rivers State[]

• List of people from Rivers State

Economy and infrastructure of Rivers State[]

Economy of Rivers State

• Agriculture in Rivers State
• Communications in Rivers State
• Health care in Rivers State
  • Hospitals in Rivers State
• • Roads in Rivers State

Education in Rivers State[]

• Rivers State Ministry of Education
• Schools in Rivers State
  • List of schools in Rivers State
• Higher education in Rivers State
  • Catholic Institute of West Africa
  • Rivers State College of Health Science and Technology
  • Eastern Polytechnic, Port Harcourt
  • Ignatius Ajuru University of Education
  • Port Harcourt Polytechnic
  • Rivers State University
  • University of Port Harcourt

See also[]

• Topic overview:
  • Rivers State

• • Index of Rivers State-related articles
  • Bibliography of Rivers State
• All pages with titles beginning with Rivers State
• All pages with titles containing Rivers State

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Atlas of Rivers State