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NICK NAME | Flickertail State; Sioux State; Land of the Dakotas; Peace Garden State. | |
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CAPITAL CITY | Bismarck | |
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LARGEST CITY | Fargo | |
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SECOND LARGEST CITY | Grand Forks | |
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LARGEST COUNTY | Cass | |
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AREA | 70,704 sq. miles; 68,994 sq. miles land, 1,710 sq. miles water. (19th Largest state) | |
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HIGHEST ELEVATION | 3,506 ft., White butte (Slope County) | |
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LOWEST POINT | 750 ft. Pembina County. | |
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ABBREVIATION | ND (postal); N.D. (traditional) | |
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AREA CODE(S) | 701 | |
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TIME ZONE | Central & Mountain | |
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PART OF REGION | Plains States; Midwest | |
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ADMISSION DATE | November 2, 1889 (39th State) | |
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LOCATION | In the the northcentral United States, bordering South Dakota, Montana, the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan, and Minnesota. | |
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NAME ORIGIN | For the Dakota (Sioux) Indian confederation, in whose language the word means "allies," referring to the friendly compact that joined seven smaller tribes. The name was originally applied to the entire Dakota Territory, which was divided into North and South in 1889. | |
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STATE BEVERAGE | Milk | |
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STATE BIRD | Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) | |
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STATE FISH | Northern Pike (Esox lucius) | |
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STATE FLOWER | Wild Prairie Rose (Rosa blanda or arkansana) | |
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STATE FOSSIL | Teredo Petrified Wood | |
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STATE GRASS | Western Wheatgrass (Agropyron smithii) | |
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STATE INSECT | Honeybee (Apis mellifera) | |
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STATE MARCH | "Spirit of the Land" | |
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STATE SONG | "North Dakota Hymn" | |
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STATE STONE | Teredo Petrified Wood | |
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STATE TREE | American Elm (Ulmus americana) | |
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STATE MOTTO | Liberty and Union, Now and Forever, One and Inseparable |
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