Cross River State
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Capital: Calabar.
Size of State: 23,074 Sq Km.
Year of creation: 1967.
Slogan: The People's Paradise.
Population: 1.9 Million.
Major ethnic groups: Efik, Ejagham and Bekwarra, Ogoja, Yala, Mbemba, Bette, Boki, Utugwang.
Main towns: Akampa, Ikom, Obubra, Odukpani, Ogoja, Ugep.
Resources: Cross River is extremely rich in fish production - major commercial fish include shrimps, croakers, catfish, the bonga and shark. There is also Oil, Gas, Limestone, Clay, Salt, Tin, Granite, Basalt, Lead / Zinc ore Manganese, Gold, Gypsum, Barytes, Amerzite, Kaolin, Sand, Feldspar, Uranium, Titanium, Mica, wood, Cocoa, Oil Palm, Rubber, Cassava, Yam/Cocoyam, Plantain, Rice, Legumes, Maize, Fruits, Livestock
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Tourist attraction: Obudu Cattle Ranch. Agboin Falls and Kw Falls near Oban. Gamer Reserve at Okwangwo in Obudu local government and Boshi Game Reserve.
Exquisite Cushine - First Capital of Nigeria - Home of Nigeria’s Premire Export Free Processing Zone. - Richest surviving rainforest in West Africa.
Website: www.crossriverstate.com
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