Outline of Rivers State

Short description: Overview of and topical guide to Rivers State

Location of Rivers State in Nigeria  [ ⚑ ] : 4°51′29″N 6°55′15″E﻿ / ﻿4.85806°N 6.92083°E﻿ / 4.85806; 6.92083﻿ (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.

## Contents

* 1 General reference
* 2 Geography of Rivers State
* 2.1 Environment of Rivers State
* 2.1.1 Natural geographic features of Rivers State
* 2.2 Regions of Rivers State
* 2.2.1 Administrative divisions of Rivers State
* 2.2.1.1 Local government areas of Rivers State
* 3 Government and politics of Rivers State
* 3.1 Branches of the government of Rivers State
* 3.1.1 Executive branch of the government of Rivers State
* 3.1.2 Legislative branch of the government of Rivers State
* 3.1.3 Judicial branch of the government of Rivers State
* 3.2 Law and order in Rivers State
* 4 History of Rivers State
* 5 Culture of Rivers State
* 6 Economy and infrastructure of Rivers State
* 7 Education in Rivers State
* 8 See also
* 9 References
* 10 External links

## 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)

Places adjacent to Outline of Rivers State

|  | Imo, Abia, Anambra |

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Bayelsa, Delta |

Rivers

| Akwa Ibom
| Atlantic Ocean |

### Environment of Rivers State

* 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

#### Natural geographic features of Rivers State

* Lakes 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

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
* 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

## 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 containing Rivers State

## References

## External links

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