Abia State · Sub-category

National Rankings

Literacy ~78% (NBS 2017 est.); Aba is one of Nigeria's largest manufacturing hubs (footwear, textiles, cosmetics, plastics) — described as the 'China of Africa'; poor infrastructure ranking despite economic activity

Figure · Federation position

In the South East zone

North West

7 states

· Jigawa
· Kaduna
· Kano
· Katsina
· Kebbi
· Sokoto
· Zamfara

North East

6 states

· Adamawa
· Bauchi
· Borno
· Gombe
· Taraba
· Yobe

North Central

7 states

· Benue
· Abuja
· Kogi
· Kwara
· Nasarawa
· Niger
· Plateau

South West

6 states

· Ekiti
· Lagos
· Ogun
· Ondo
· Osun
· Oyo

South East

5 states

▸ Abia
· Anambra
· Ebonyi
· Enugu
· Imo

South South

6 states

· Akwa Ibom
· Bayelsa
· Cross River
· Delta
· Edo
· Rivers

Source · Federal Republic of Nigeria — 6 geopolitical zones (informal); 36 states + FCT.

Figure · State vs federation

Where this state sits on the national scale

Area (km²)6,320vs mean 12,504-49%

Local government areas17vs mean 21-20%

Pop. 2006 census2,833,999vs mean 3,785,169-25%

Source · National Bureau of Statistics; 2006 Population & Housing Census; state creation gazettes. Vertical line = federation mean across 36 states + FCT.

Methodology

Tier 1 · primary

Courts. Gazettes. National archives.

Tier 2 · corroborating

OCCRP. HRW. BudgIT. TheCable.

Tier 4 · tertiary, flagged

Wikipedia only where primary is pending. Always labelled.