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Akwa Ibom State

Akwa Ibom State
State
Nickname(s): Land of Promise
Location of Akwa Ibom in Nigeria
Location of Akwa Ibom in Nigeria
Coordinates (neymar): 05°00′N 07°50′E / 5.000°N 7.833°E / 5.000; 7.833Coordinates: 05°00′N 07°50′E / 5.000°N 7.833°E / 5.000; 7.833
Country  Nigeria
Date created 23 September 1987
Capital Uyo
Government
 • Governor
(List)
Udom Gabriel Emmanuel (PDP)
Area
 • Total 7,081 km2 (2,734 sq mi)
Area rank 30 of 36
Population (2016)
 • Total 5,450,758
 • Rank 15 of 36
 • Density 770/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Akwa Ibomite
GDP (PPP)
 • Year 2007
 • Total $11.18 billion
 • Per capita $2,779
Time zone WAT (UTC+01)
ISO 3166 code NG-AK
Website akwaibomstate.gov.ng

Akwa Ibom is a state in Nigeria. It is located in the coastal southern part of the country, lying between latitudes 4°32′N and 5°33′N, and longitudes 7°25′E and 8°25′E. The state is bordered on the east by Cross River State, on the west by Rivers State and Abia State, and on the south by the Atlantic Ocean and the southernmost tip of Cross River State.

Akwa Ibom is one of Nigeria's 36 states, with a population of over five million people and more than 10 million people in diaspora. The state was created in 1987 from the former Cross River State and is currently the highest oil- and gas-producing state in the country. The state's capital is Uyo, with over 500,000 inhabitants. Akwa Ibom has an airport and two major seaports on the Atlantic Ocean with a proposed construction of a world-class seaport Ibaka Seaport at Oron. The state also boasts of a 30,000-seat ultramodern sports complex. Akwa Ibom state is also home to the Ibom E-Library, a world-class information centre. In addition to English, the main spoken languages are Ibibio, Annang, Eket and Oron.

Uyo, Eket, Ikot Ekpene, Oron, Abak, Ikot Abasi, Ikono,Etinan, Esit Eket, Uruan, and Ibeno.


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