<Tr> <Th> ISO 3166 code </Th> <Td> NG - ED </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> edostate.gov.ng </Td> </Tr> <P> Edo is a state in Nigeria . With Benin City as capital, the population of the entire state is approximately 8 million people . It is made up of four major ethnic groups; namely Edo (Binis), Esan, Owan and Etsako . However the State has a high presence of residents from across the country and the world because of its cosmopolitan tendencies . Benin City the capital has a history of being one of the foremost destinations of Europeans during their exploration of the African continent many centuries ago . Some of the flash points have remained enviable tourists' attractions for the state . </P> <P> The Mid-Western Region was a division of Nigeria from 1963 to 1991, formally known as Bendel state from 1976 . It was formed in June 1963 from Benin and Delta provinces of the Western Region, and its capital was Benin City . It was renamed a province in 1966, and in 1967 when the other provinces were split up into several states, it remained territorially intact, becoming a state . </P>

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