Capital

Uyo.

 Size of State

8,421 Sq Km.

 Year of creation

1987.

 Slogan

Land of Promise.

 Population

2.4 Million.

 Major ethnic groups

Eket, Ikot Ekpene, Abak, Ikot Abasi and Oron.

 Main towns

Abak, Eket, Etinan, Ikono, Ikot Abasi, Itu, Oron, Uyo, Ikot Ekpene, Ukanafun.

 Resources

Largest Palm Forest in Nigeria. Petroleum, Salt, Iron, Coal, Gold, Clay, Limestone, Laterite and Gravel.

 Points of Interest
 Outstanding feature
 Tourist attraction

Ibeno famous for yatching and swimming, Oron Museaum - collection of finest carvings in Africa, Opobo Boatyard. Natural sand beaches at Ikot Abasi.
Akwa Ibom State is uni-cultural where the mores, taboos, customs and traditions are basically the same. Similarly, the state is blessed with that there is no language barrier among the three ethnic groups as Ibibio is spoken and understood among all linguistic groups. But officially, English is spoken.

 Website

  akwaibomstategov.com