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[[File:Nigeria Rivers State map.png|right|thumb|200px|Location of Rivers State in Nigeria {{coord|4|51|29|N|6|55|15|E|display=inline,title |name=Rivers State}}]]

The following [[Outline (list)|outline]] is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Rivers State:

'''Rivers State''' – one of the 36 states of Nigeria, located in the southernmost part of the country. The state has a population of more than 5 million, and is the sixth-most populous state according to census data released in 2006. Its capital, Port Harcourt is the largest city, and is economically significant as the centre of Nigeria's oil industry.

==General reference==
* Names
** Common name: Rivers State
** Local name: Rivers
*** [[International Phonetic Alphabet|Pronunciation]]:
** Official name: Rivers State
** Nicknames
*** '''Treasure Base of the Nation'''
* Adjectivals
** Riverian
* Demonyms
** Riverian
* Abbreviations and name codes
** [[ISO 3166-2:NG#Current codes|ISO 3166-2 code]]:  NG-RI
** Vehicle registration code: 
* Rankings
** by population: 5th
** by area (2006 census): 26th
** by crime rate: 
** by gross domestic product (GDP) (2010): 2nd
** [[Engineering:Human Development Index|by Human Development Index (HDI)]]:
** by life expectancy at birth: 
** by literacy rate: 3rd

==Geography of Rivers State==
Geography of Rivers State
* Rivers State is: a Nigerian state, and one of the 36 states of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
* Location
** [[Earth:Northern Hemisphere|Northern Hemisphere]]
** [[Earth:Eastern Hemisphere|Eastern Hemisphere]]
*** [[Earth:Africa|Africa]]
**** [[Place:Sub-Saharan Africa|Sub-Saharan Africa]]
***** [[Place:West Africa|West Africa]]
****** Nigeria
******* Southern Nigeria
* [[Time zone]]: [[West Africa Time]] (UTC+01)
{{Geographic location
|Centre    = Rivers 
|North     = Imo, Abia, Anambra
|East      = Akwa Ibom
|South     = [[Earth:Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic Ocean]]
|West      = Bayelsa, Delta
}}

=== Environment of Rivers State ===
* Climate of Rivers State
* Renewable energy in Rivers State
* Protected areas of Rivers State
**Biseni Forest
**Finima Nature Park
**Upper Orashi Forest
* Wildlife of Rivers State
** Fauna of Rivers State
*** Birds of Rivers State
*** Mammals of Rivers State

==== Natural geographic features of Rivers State ====
* Lakes of Rivers State
* Rivers of Rivers State

=== Regions of Rivers State ===

==== Administrative divisions of Rivers State ====

===== Local government areas of Rivers State =====
* Abua–Odual
* Ahoada East
* Ahoada West
* Akuku-Toru
* Andoni
* Asari-Toru
* Bonny
* Degema
* Eleme
* Emohua
* Etche
* Gokana
* Ikwerre
* Khana
* Obio-Akpor
* Ogba–Egbema–Ndoni
* Ogu–Bolo
* Okrika
* Omuma
* Opobo–Nkoro
* Oyigbo
* Port Harcourt
* Tai

== Government and politics of Rivers State ==

Politics of Rivers State
* Form of government: Presidential republic
* Capital of Rivers State: Port Harcourt
* Government House, Port Harcourt
* Elections in Rivers State

=== Branches of the government of Rivers State ===

Government of Rivers State

==== Executive branch of the government of Rivers State ====
* Governor of Rivers State
** Deputy Governor of Rivers State
** Executive Council of Rivers State
* State ministries
** Rivers State Ministry of Transport
** Rivers State Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources

==== Legislative branch of the government of Rivers State ====

* Rivers State House of Assembly (unicameral)
** Speaker of the House

==== Judicial branch of the government of Rivers State ====
Courts of Rivers State
* High Court of Rivers State
* Rivers State Customary Court of Appeal

=== Law and order in Rivers State ===
* Crime in Rivers State
* Rivers State Police

==History of Rivers State==
History of Rivers State

==Culture of Rivers State==
Culture of Rivers State
*List of people from Rivers State

==Economy and infrastructure of Rivers State==
Economy of Rivers State
*Agriculture in Rivers State
* Communications in Rivers State
** Newspapers in Rivers State
** Radio stations in Rivers State
** Television stations in Rivers State
* Health care in Rivers State
** Hospitals in Rivers State
* Transportation in Rivers State
** Airports in Rivers State
** Roads in Rivers State
*** Highways in Rivers State

==Education in Rivers State==
* Rivers State Ministry of Education
* Schools in Rivers State
** List of schools in Rivers State
* Higher education in Rivers State
** Catholic Institute of West Africa
** Rivers State College of Health Science and Technology
** Eastern Polytechnic, Port Harcourt
** Ignatius Ajuru University of Education
** Port Harcourt Polytechnic
** Rivers State University
** University of Port Harcourt

==See also==
*Topic overview:
**Rivers State
**Index of Rivers State-related articles
**Bibliography of Rivers State
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==References==
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== External links ==
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