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Abeokuta |
| Area: |
16,409.26
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| Population: |
2,759,109
(1997 FOS est.) |
| Language: |
Yoruba |
Location
Ogun State is
bounded in the West by the Benin Republic, in
the South by Lagos State and the Atlantic Ocean,
in the East by Ondo State and in the North by
Oyo State.
People
Ogun State is
made up of six ethnic groups viz, the Egba, the
Ijebu, the Remo, the Egbado, the Awori and the
Egun. The language of the majority of the people
of Ogun State is Yoruba but this is however
broken into scores of dialects.
Local
Government Areas
Abeokuta North,
Abeokuta South, Ado-Odo/Ota, Egbado North,
Egbado South, Ewekoro, Ifo, Ijebu East, Ijebu
North, Ijebu North East, Ijebu Ode, Ikenne,
Imeko-Afon, Ipokia, Obafemi-Owode, Ogun
Waterside, Odeda, Odogbolu, Remo North, Shagamu.
Links
Schools
on The Web:
Federal
Government Girls College, Sagamu
Federal
Government College, Odogbolu
Ikenne
Community High School
Mayflower
School, Ikenne
Federal
College of Education, Osiele, Abeokuta
University
of Agriculture, Abeokuta
Contact
State
Liason Office:
Oduduwa House
Victoria Island, Lagos.
Tel: 01-2617696, 261878
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Full Name:
Federal Republic of Nigeria
Area:
924,000 sq km (360,360 sq mi)
Population:
125 million
Capital:
Abuja
People:
250 different ethnic groups, including: Hausa-Fulani, Yoruba, Ibo, Kanuri, Ibibio, Tiv, Ijaw
Language:
English and French. The main African languages are Hausa, Yoruba, Ibo, Edo, Efik
Religion:
Muslim (50%), Christian: mostly Roman Catholic (40%), animist (10%)
Government:
Parliamentary democracy
President:
Olusegun Obasanjo
GDP:
US$143.5 billion
GDP per head:
US$1380
Annual Growth:
1.6%
Inflation:
14%
Major Industries:
Crude oil, natural gas, coal, palm oil, peanuts, cotton
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