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NICK NAME | North Star State; Gopher State; Bread and Butter State. | |
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CAPITAL CITY | St. Paul | |
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LARGEST CITY | Minneapolis | |
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SECOND LARGEST CITY | St. Paul | |
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LARGEST COUNTY | Hennepin | |
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AREA | 86,943 sq. miles; 79,617 sq. miles land, 7,326 sq. miles water. (12th Largest state) | |
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HIGHEST ELEVATION | 2,301 ft., Eagle Mountain (Cook County) | |
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LOWEST POINT | 602 ft. surface of Lake Superior. | |
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ABBREVIATION | MN (postal); Minn (traditional) | |
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AREA CODE(S) | 218, 320, 507, 612 | |
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TIME ZONE | Central | |
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PART OF REGION | Great Lakes, Midwest | |
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ADMISSION DATE | May 11, 1858 (32nd State) | |
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LOCATION | In the the north-central United States, bordering Iowa, South Dakota, North Dakota, the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario, Lake Superior, and Wisconsin. | |
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NAME ORIGIN | For the Minnesota River, which flows east across the Southern portion of the state, joining the Mississippi River at St. Paul. The name is from a Siouan word Menesota "Cloudy water," or possibly "water reflecting cloudy skies." | |
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STATE BIRD | Common Loon (Gavia Immer) | |
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STATE DRINK | Milk | |
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STATE FISH | Walleye (Stizostedion Vitreum) | |
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STATE FLOWER | Pink & White Lady's-slipper (Cypripedium reginae) | |
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STATE GEM | Lake Superior Agate | |
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STATE GRAIN | Wild Rice or Manomin (Zizania Aquatica) | |
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STATE SONG | "Hail! Minnesota" | |
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STATE TREE | Norway (red) Pine (Pinus resinosa) | |
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STATE MOTTO | L'Etoile du Nord (French: "The North Star") |
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