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Akwa Ibom is a state in Nigeria. It is located in thecoastalsouthern part of the country, lying between latitudes 4°32′Nand5°33′N, and longitudes 7°25′E and 8°25′E. The state is locatedinthe South-South geopolitical zone, and is bordered on the eastbyCross River State, on the west by Rivers State and Abia State,andon the south by the Atlantic Ocean and the southernmost tipofCross River State. Akwa Ibom is one of Nigeria's 36 states, withapopulation of over five million people. The state was createdin1987 by Ibrahim Babangida from the former Cross River State andiscurrently the highest oil- and gas-producing state in thecountry.The state's capital is Uyo, with over 500,000 inhabitants.AkwaIbom has an airport and two major seaports on the AtlanticOceanwith a proposed construction of a world-class seaport IbakaSeaportat Oron. The state also boasts of a 30,000-seat ultramodernsportscomplex. It is shaped like the Allianz arena stadium and ithasmodern and world-class facilities. [4] Akwa Ibom state is alsohometo the Ibom E-Library, a world-class information centre.[5]Inaddition to English, the main spoken languages are Ibibio,Annang,Eket and Oron.[6]