North Dakota (U.S. state)
| State of North Dakota | |||||
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Nickname(s): Peace Garden State, Roughrider State, Flickertail State |
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| Motto(s): Liberty and Union, Now and Forever, One and Inseparable | |||||
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| Demonym | North Dakotan | ||||
| Capital | Bismarck | ||||
| Largest city | Fargo | ||||
| Largest metro | Fargo metropolitan area | ||||
| Area | Ranked 19th | ||||
| • Total | 70,698 sq mi (183,108 km2) |
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| • Width | 335 miles (539 km) | ||||
| • Length | 211 miles (340 km) | ||||
| • % water | 2.4 | ||||
| • Latitude | 45° 56′ N to 49° 00′ N | ||||
| • Longitude | 96° 33′ W to 104° 03′ W | ||||
| Population | Ranked 47th | ||||
| • Total | 757,952 (2016 est) | ||||
| • Density | 11.70/sq mi (3.83/km2) Ranked 47th |
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| • Median household income | $57,415 (25th) | ||||
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| • Highest point |
White Butte 3,508 ft (1069 m) |
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| • Mean | 1,900 ft (580 m) | ||||
| • Lowest point |
Red River of the North at Manitoba border 751 ft (229 m) |
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| Before statehood | Dakota Territory | ||||
| Admission to Union | November 2, 1889 (39th) | ||||
| Governor | Doug Burgum (R) | ||||
| Lieutenant Governor | Brent Sanford (R) | ||||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly | ||||
| • Upper house | Senate | ||||
| • Lower house | House of Representatives | ||||
| U.S. Senators |
John Hoeven (R) Heidi Heitkamp (D) |
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| U.S. House delegation | Kevin Cramer (R) (list) | ||||
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| • most of state | Central: UTC -6/-5 | ||||
| • southwest | Mountain: UTC -7/-6 | ||||
| ISO 3166 | US-ND | ||||
| Abbreviations | ND, N.D., N.Dak., Nodak | ||||
| Website | www |
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| Bird | Western meadowlark |
| Fish | Northern pike |
| Flower | Wild prairie rose |
| Grass | Western wheatgrass |
| Insect | Western honeybee |
| Mammal | Nokota horse |
| Tree | American Elm |
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| Beverage | Milk |
| Dance | Square dance |
| Fossil | Teredo petrified wood |
| Song | "North Dakota Hymn" |
| Other | Chokecherry (state fruit) |
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North Dakota (pronunciation: 
i/ˌnɔːrθ dəˈkoʊtə/; locally [ˌno̞ɹθ dəˈko̞ɾə]) is the 39th state of the United States, having been admitted to the union on November 2, 1889.
It is located in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north, Minnesota to the east, South Dakota to the south, and Montana to the west. The state capital is Bismarck, and the largest city is Fargo. North Dakota is the 19th most extensive but the 4th least populous and the 4th least densely populated of the 50 United States.
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