Akwa Ibom is a state in Nigeria named
after the Qua Iboe river. It is located in the coastal South-Southern
part of the country, lying between latitudes 4°321 and 5°331 North, and
longitudes 7°251 and 8°251 East. The State is bordered on the east by Cross River State, on the west by Rivers State and Abia State, and on the South by the Atlantic Ocean and
the southernmost tip of Cross River State.
Akwa Ibom is one of
Nigeria’s 36 states with a population of over 5 million people and more
than 10 million people in diaspora. It was created in 1987 from the
former Cross River State and is currently the highest oil and gas
producing state in the country. The state’s capital is Uyo with over 500,000 inhabitants .
Akwa Ibom has an airport (Akwa Ibom International Airport) and two major sea ports on the Atlantic Ocean with a proposed construction of a world class seaport Ibaka Seaport at Oron. The State also boasts of a 30,000 seater ultra modern sports complex. Akwa Ibom state is home to the Ibom E-Library, a world class information center.[3] Along with English, the main spoken languages are Ibibio, Annang, Eket and Oron language.
