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.

• 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

• 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)

• Climate of Rivers State
• Renewable energy in 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
    • Mammals of Rivers State

• Lakes of Rivers State
• Rivers 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

Politics of Rivers State

• Form of government: Presidential republic
• Capital of Rivers State: Port Harcourt
• Government House, Port Harcourt
• Elections in Rivers State

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

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

Courts of Rivers State

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

• Crime in Rivers State
• Rivers State Police

History of Rivers State

Rivers state is the sixth largest population area on Nigeria

Culture of Rivers State

• List of people from Rivers State

Economy 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
  • Hospitals 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
  • 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

• 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

Wikimedia Atlas of Rivers State