North East geopolitical zone of Nigeria

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The North East geopolitical zone of Nigeria is an administrative region comprising six states in the country’s northeastern corner, known for its Sahelian climate, diverse ethnic groups, and significant security and humanitarian challenges.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geopolitical zone of Nigeria
administrativeDivisionOf Federal Republic of Nigeria NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs North Eastern Nigeria NERFINISHED
North-East Nigeria NERFINISHED
bordersCountry Cameroon NERFINISHED
Chad NERFINISHED
Niger NERFINISHED
bordersLake Lake Chad NERFINISHED
climate Sahelian climate
semi-arid climate
comprisesState Adamawa State NERFINISHED
Bauchi State NERFINISHED
Borno State NERFINISHED
Gombe State NERFINISHED
Taraba State NERFINISHED
Yobe State NERFINISHED
country Nigeria
dominantReligion Islam NERFINISHED
economicActivity fishing
pastoralism
subsistence agriculture
hasEthnicGroup Bachama people NERFINISHED
Bura people NERFINISHED
Fulani people NERFINISHED
Hausa people NERFINISHED
Jukun people NERFINISHED
Kanuri people NERFINISHED
Margi people NERFINISHED
Tiv people NERFINISHED
Waja people NERFINISHED
hasHumanitarianIssue food insecurity
internal displacement
refugee influx
hasReligion Christianity
hasSecurityChallenge Boko Haram insurgency
ISWAP insurgency
banditry
communal conflict
locatedIn northeastern Nigeria
majorCrop cowpea
maize
millet
sorghum
majorRiver Benue River NERFINISHED
Gongola River NERFINISHED
numberOfStates 6
partOf Northern Nigeria NERFINISHED
timeZone West Africa Time (WAT)
surface form: West Africa Time
utcOffset +1

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Monguno locatedInFederalDistrict North East geopolitical zone of Nigeria
Northwest geopolitical zone of Nigeria borderingGeopoliticalZone North East geopolitical zone of Nigeria
this entity surface form: Northeast geopolitical zone of Nigeria
Gerawa countrySubdivision North East geopolitical zone of Nigeria
this entity surface form: North-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria
Jarawa administrativeRegion North East geopolitical zone of Nigeria
subject surface form: Jarawa (Nigerian ethnic group)
this entity surface form: North-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria
Wukari region North East geopolitical zone of Nigeria
this entity surface form: North-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria
Nguru countrySubdivision North East geopolitical zone of Nigeria
this entity surface form: Northeast geopolitical zone of Nigeria
Bade region North East geopolitical zone of Nigeria
this entity surface form: Northeast geopolitical zone of Nigeria
Fune isInGeopoliticalZone North East geopolitical zone of Nigeria
Gujba region North East geopolitical zone of Nigeria
Jakusko region North East geopolitical zone of Nigeria
Yunusari locatedInGeopoliticalZone North East geopolitical zone of Nigeria
Gashua partOf North East geopolitical zone of Nigeria
this entity surface form: Northeast geopolitical zone of Nigeria