Nigeria is divided into thirty-six states and one Federal Capital Territory, which are further sub-divided into 774 Local Government Areas (LGAs). 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. In some contexts, the states are aggregated into six geopolitical zones: North West, North East, North Central, South East, South South, and South West. COUNT 5
QSN1 How many states does Nigeria have? ANS1 thirty-six QSN2 What non-state area does Nigeria have? ANS2 Federal Capital Territory QSN3 How many smaller areas are the Nigerian states divided into? ANS3 774 QSN4 What are the Nigerian states' sub-divisions called? ANS4 Local Government Areas QSN5 How many geopolitical zones do people consider the Nigerian states to be in? ANS5 six