Nebraska (state)
| State of Nebraska | |||||
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| Nickname(s): Cornhusker State | |||||
| Motto(s): Equality before the law | |||||
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| Official language | English | ||||
| Demonym | Nebraskan | ||||
| Capital | Lincoln | ||||
| Largest city | Omaha | ||||
| Largest metro | Omaha–Council Bluffs | ||||
| Area | Ranked 16th | ||||
| • Total | 77,358 sq mi (200,365 km2) |
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| • Width | 210 miles (340 km) | ||||
| • Length | 430 miles (690 km) | ||||
| • % water | 0.7 | ||||
| • Latitude | 40° N to 43° N | ||||
| • Longitude | 95° 19' W to 104° 03' W | ||||
| Population | Ranked 37th | ||||
| • Total | 1,896,190 (2015 est) | ||||
| • Density | 24.0/sq mi (9.25/km2) Ranked 43rd |
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| • Median household income | $60,474 (18th) | ||||
| Elevation | |||||
| • Highest point |
Panorama Point 5,424 ft (1654 m) |
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| • Mean | 2,600 ft (790 m) | ||||
| • Lowest point |
Missouri River at Kansas border 840 ft (256 m) |
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| Before statehood | Nebraska Territory | ||||
| Admission to Union | March 1, 1867 (37th) | ||||
| Governor | Pete Ricketts (R) | ||||
| Lieutenant Governor | Mike Foley (R) | ||||
| Legislature | Nebraska Legislature | ||||
| • Upper house | None (unicameral) | ||||
| • Lower house | None (unicameral) | ||||
| U.S. Senators |
Deb Fischer (R) Ben Sasse (R) |
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| U.S. House delegation |
Jeff Fortenberry (R) Don Bacon (R) Adrian Smith (R) (list) |
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| Time zones | |||||
| • Most of state | Central: UTC −6/−5 | ||||
| • Panhandle | Mountain: UTC −7/−6 | ||||
| ISO 3166 | US-NE | ||||
| Abbreviations | NE, Neb., Nebr. | ||||
| Website | www |
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| Nebraska state symbols | |
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The Flag of Nebraska
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The Seal of Nebraska
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| Living insignia | |
| Bird | Western meadowlark |
| Fish | Channel catfish |
| Flower | Goldenrod |
| Grass | Little bluestem |
| Insect | Western honeybee |
| Mammal | White-tailed deer |
| Tree | Cottonwood |
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| Beverage | Milk |
| Dance | Square dance |
| Fossil | Mammoth |
| Gemstone | Blue agate |
| Rock | Prairie agate |
| Soil | Holdrege series |
| Song | "Beautiful Nebraska" |
| Other | Kool-Aid (state soft drink) |
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| Nebraska state symbols | |
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The Flag of Nebraska
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The Seal of Nebraska
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| Living insignia | |
| Bird | Western meadowlark |
| Fish | Channel catfish |
| Flower | Goldenrod |
| Grass | Little bluestem |
| Insect | Western honey bee |
| Mammal | White-tailed deer |
| Tree | Eastern Cottonwood |
| Inanimate insignia | |
| Beverage | Milk |
| Dance | Square dance |
| Fossil | Mammoth |
| Gemstone | Chalcedony |
| Motto | Equality before the law |
| Rock | Agate |
| Slogan | Nebraska, possibilities...endless |
| Soil | Holdrege (soil) |
| Song | "Beautiful Nebraska" |
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Released in 2006
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| Lists of United States state symbols | |
Nebraska 
i/nᵻˈbræskə/ is a state that lies in both the Great Plains and the Midwestern United States. The state is bordered by South Dakota to the north, Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River, Kansas to the south, Colorado to the southwest and Wyoming to the west. Its area is just over 77,220 sq mi (200,000 km2) with almost 1.9 million people. Its state capital is Lincoln. Its largest city is Omaha, which is on the Missouri River.
Indigenous peoples including Omaha, Missouria, Ponca, Pawnee, Otoe, and various branches of the Lakota (Sioux) tribes lived in the region of present-day Nebraska for thousands of years before European exploration. The state is crossed by many historic trails and was explored by the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
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