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Ibom-At-a-Glance |
Size
8,412 square kilometers |
Population
About 2.5 Million |
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Independence
Created September 23, 1987 from the
former Cross River State.
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Major Ethnic Groups
Ibibio, Anang, Oron, Eket, Ibeno,
Mbo
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Climate
Tropical, marked by two distinct seasons;
they dry season (Nov.-March) and wet
(April-Oct.) |
Capital
City
Uyo (population about 130,000) |
Mineral
Resources
Crude oil, natural gas, limestone, gold,
salt, coal, silver nitrate, glass sand,
kaolin |
Religions
Heavily christian, but no data on religious
faith distribution is available for
the state |
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