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.

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