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Rank State km² 1 Niger State: 74,363 2 Borno State: 70,898 3 Taraba State: 54,473 4 Kaduna State: 46,053 5 Bauchi State: 45,893 6 Yobe State: 45,502 7 Zamfara State
Under the Nigerian Constitution, the 36 states enjoy substantial autonomy but are not sovereign entities, as ultimate authority lies with the federal government. Amendments to the constitution can be proposed by the National Assembly, but for an amendment to be valid, it must be approved by a two-third majority of the 36 state legislatures, as ...
Nigeria borders Niger in the north, Chad in the northeast, Cameroon in the east, and Benin in the west. Nigeria is a federal republic comprising 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, where its capital, Abuja, is located. The largest city in Nigeria is Lagos, one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world and the largest in Africa.
Map of Nigerian states by population density. The following table presents a listing of Nigeria's 36 states ranked in order of their total population based on the 2006 Census figures, [1] as well as their 2019 projected populations, which were published by the National Bureau of Statistics. [2]
Location of Nigeria Satellite image of Nigeria. Nigeria is a country in West Africa.It shares land borders with the Republic of Benin to the west, Chad and Cameroon to the east, and Niger to the north. [1]
Pages in category "Lists of states of Nigeria" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. ... List of Nigerian states by area; C.
Nigeria Congress; Online Nigeria; Sustainable Urban Development and Good Governance in Nigeria; Thomas Brinkhoff: NIGERIA: Administrative Division (interactive map), in www.citypopulation.de; Local Government Areas In Nigeria By State: A comprehensive list of all local government areas (LGAs) in Nigeria and their respective states.
It comprises six states – Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba, and Yobe. Geographically, the North East is the largest geopolitical zone in the nation, covering nearly one-third of Nigeria's total area. In terms of the environment, the zone is primarily divided between the semi-desert Sahelian savanna and the tropical West Sudanian savanna ...