Plateau State

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Plateau State

Administration

Full name	Plateau State
Country	Nigeria
Date created	3 February 1976
Government
Capital	Jos
Governor	Jonah David Jang
Geography
Total Area	11932.4 sq mi (30913 km2)
Area rank	12 of 36
Demography
Total Population	3283704 (26 of 36) (1991 census)
Density (pop.)	auto/km² (0/sq mi)
Pop. Estimate	3553440( 2005)
GDP (PPP)
Year	2007
Total	$5.15 billion
Per capita	$1,587
Other information
Time zone	WAT (UTC+01)
ISO 3166 code	NG-PL

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Plateau State is the twelfth largest state of Nigeria, and is roughly located in the center of the country. Its capital is Jos. Plateau State is celebrated as "The Home of Peace and Tourism", an image that has been fractured in recent years by Muslim-Christian clashes in the state. Plateau State gets its name from the Jos Plateau. It has a population of around 3.5 million people.

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