States
Nigeria is divided into 36 states (listed below) and one Federal Capital Territory (Abuja), which are further sub-divided into 774 Local Government Areas (LGAs).
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The plethora of states, of which there were only three at independence, reflect the country's tumultuous history and the difficulties of managing such a heterogeneous national entity at all levels of government.
