The Republic
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Edo State

Capital
Benin City
Zone
SS
Local government areas
18
Created
27 Aug 1991

Peoples & Tongues

12 languages · 5 ethnic groups · 11 recognised thrones · centralised

Oba of Benin paramount

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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.