States and Capital in Nigeria with 2006 census count

nigeriaStates.json

[
    {
        "state": "Kano",
        "capital" : "Kano" ,
        "population": "9401288",
        "rank": "1"
    },
	{
        "state": "Lagos",
        "capital" : "Ikeja" ,
        "population": "9113605",
        "rank": "2"
    },
	{
        "state": "Kaduna",
        "capital" : "Kaduna" ,
        "population": "6113503",
        "rank": "3"
    },
	{
        "state": "Katsina",
        "capital" : "Katsina" ,
        "population": "5801584",
        "rank": "4"
    },
    {
        "state":"Oyo",
        "capital" :"Ibadan" ,
        "population":"5591589",
        "rank": "5"
    },
	{
        "state": "Rivers",
        "capital" : "Port-Harcourt" ,
        "population": "5185400",
        "rank": "6"
    },
	{
        "state":"Bauchi",
        "capital":"Bauchi" ,
        "population": "4676465",
        "rank": "7"
    },
	{
        "state": "Jigawa",
        "capital" : "Dutse" ,
        "population": "4361002",
        "rank": "8"
    },
	{
        "state": "Benue",
        "capital" : "Markurdi" ,
        "population": "4219244",
        "rank": "9"
    },
	{
        "state": "Anambra",
        "capital" : "Awka" ,
        "population": "4182032",
        "rank": "10"
    },
	{
        "state": "Borno",
        "capital" : "Maiduguri" ,
        "population": "4171104",
        "rank": "11",
    },
	{
        "state": "Delta",
        "capital" : "Asaba" ,
        "population": "4098391",
        "rank": "12",
    },
	{
        "state": "Niger",
        "capital" : "Minna" ,
        "population": "3954772",
        "rank": "13"
    },
	{
        "state": "Imo",
        "capital" : "Owerri" ,
        "population": "3934899",
        "rank": "14"
    },
	{
        "state": "Akwa Ibom",
        "capital" : "Uyo" ,
        "population": "3920208",
        "rank": "15"
    },
	{
        "state": "Ogun",
        "capital" : "Abeokuta" ,
        "population": "3728098",
        "rank": "16"
    },
	{
        "state": "Sokoto",
        "capital" : "Sokoto" ,
        "population": "3696699",
        "rank": "17"
    },
	{
        "state": "Ondo",
        "capital" : "Akure" ,
        "population": "3441024",
        "rank": "18"
    },
	{
        "state": "Osun",
        "capital" : "Osogbo" ,
        "population": "3423535",
        "rank": "19",
    },
	{
        "state": "Kogi",
        "capital" : "Lokoja" ,
        "population": "3278487",
        "rank": "20"
    },
	{
        "state": "Zamfara",
        "capital" : "Gusau" ,
        "population": "3259846",
        "rank": "21"
    },
	{
        "state": "Enugu",
        "capital" : "Enugu" ,
        "population": "3257298",
        "rank": "22"
    },
	{
        "state": "Kebbi",
        "capital" : "Birnin-Kebbi" ,
        "population": "3238628",
        "rank": "23"
    },
	{
        "state": "Edo",
        "capital" : "Benin",
        "population": "3218332",
        "rank": "24"
    },
	{
        "state": "Plateau",
        "capital" : "Jos",
        "population": "3178712",
        "rank": "25"
    },
	{
        "state": "Adamawa",
        "capital" : "Yola",
        "population": "3168101",
        "rank": "26"
    },
	{
        "state": "Cross River",
        "capital" : "Calabar",
        "population": "2888966",
        "rank": "27"
    },
	{
        "state": "Abia",
        "capital" : "Umuahia",
        "population": "2833999",
        "rank": "28"
    },
	{
        "state": "Ekiti",
        "capital" : "Ekiti",
        "population": "2384212",
        "rank": "29"
    },
	{
        "state": "Kwara",
        "capital" : "Ilorin",
        "population": "2371089",
        "rank": "30"
    },
	{
        "state": "Gombe",
        "capital" : "Gombe",
        "population": "2353879",
        "rank": "31"
    },
	{
        "state": "Yobe",
        "capital" : "Damaturu",
        "population": "2321591",
        "rank": "32",
    },
	{
        "state": "Taraba",
        "capital" : "Jalingo",
        "population": "2300736",
        "rank": "33"
    },
	{
        "state": "Ebonyi",
        "capital" : "Abakaliki",
        "population": "2173501",
        "rank": "34"
    },
	{
        "state": "Nasarawa",
        "capital" : "Lafia",
        "population": "1863275",
        "rank": "35"
    },
	{
        "state": "Bayelsa",
        "capital" : "Yenagoa",
        "population": "1703358",
        "rank": "36"
    }

]