| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:state_order 
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                                | gptkbp:area | 17,802 km² 
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                                | gptkbp:borders | gptkb:Delta_State gptkb:Ondo_State
 gptkb:Kogi_State
 gptkb:Ekiti_State
 gptkb:Anambra_State
 
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                                | gptkbp:capital | Benin City 
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                                | gptkbp:congressionalDistrict | gptkb:Edo_Central gptkb:Edo_North
 gptkb:Edo_South
 
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                                | gptkbp:country | gptkb:Nigeria 
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                                | gptkbp:created | 1991 
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                                | gptkbp:deputy | gptkb:Philip_Shaibu 
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                                | gptkbp:ethnicGroup | gptkb:Etsako gptkb:Owan
 gptkb:Edo
 gptkb:Esan
 
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                                | gptkbp:governor | gptkb:Godwin_Obaseki 
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                                | gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code | NG-ED 
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                                | gptkbp:legislature | gptkb:Edo_State_House_of_Assembly 
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                                | gptkbp:mainEconomicActivity | gptkb:wood agriculture
 trading
 rubber production
 oil palm production
 
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                                | gptkbp:mainLanguage | gptkb:Edo gptkb:Esan
 English
 
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                                | gptkbp:nickname | The Heartbeat of the Nation 
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                                | gptkbp:notable_forest_reserve | gptkb:Okomu_National_Park gptkb:Owan_Forest_Reserve
 gptkb:Sakponba_Forest_Reserve
 
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                                | gptkbp:notableBuilding | gptkb:Orhionmwon_River gptkb:Osse_River
 gptkb:Ovia_River
 
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                                | gptkbp:notableCity | gptkb:Auchi gptkb:Fugar
 gptkb:Igarra
 gptkb:Sabongida-Ora
 gptkb:Ekpoma
 gptkb:Ewu
 gptkb:Irrua
 gptkb:Ubiaja
 gptkb:Uromi
 Benin City
 
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                                | gptkbp:notableFestival | gptkb:Ugie_Festival gptkb:Igue_Festival
 gptkb:Eho_Festival
 
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                                | gptkbp:notableLandmark | gptkb:Benin_Moat gptkb:National_Museum_Benin_City
 gptkb:Royal_Palace_of_the_Oba_of_Benin
 
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                                | gptkbp:number_of_local_government_areas | 18 
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                                | gptkbp:officialWebsite | https://www.edostate.gov.ng/ 
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                                | gptkbp:population | 4,779,000 
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                                | gptkbp:postalCode | 300 
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                                | gptkbp:religion | gptkb:Christianity gptkb:Islam
 Traditional religions
 
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                                | gptkbp:timezone | gptkb:West_Africa_Time 
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                                | gptkbp:traditional_ruler | gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom 
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                                | gptkbp:university | gptkb:Benson_Idahosa_University gptkb:University_of_Benin
 gptkb:Igbinedion_University
 gptkb:Ambrose_Alli_University
 
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                                | gptkbp:vehicleRegistrationCode | gptkb:ED 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Benin_Bronzes 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 7 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Edo State, Nigeria 
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