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State Abbreviation - MN
State Capital - St. Paul
Largest City - Minneapolis
Area - 86,943 square miles [Minnesota is the 12th biggest state in the USA]
Population - 4,919,479 (as of 2000) [Minnesota is the 21st most populous state in the USA]
Name for Residents - Minnesotans
Major Industries - farming (corn, soybeans, sugar beets, wheat, dairy products), paper pulp, mining (iron ore)

Major Rivers - Minnesota River, Mississippi River, Rainy River, Red River of the North, St. Croix River
Major Lakes - Upper Red Lake, Lower Red Lake, Mille Lacs Lake, Vermillion Lake, Rainy Lake, Lake of the Woods, Lake Superior, Leech Lake, Winnibigoshish Lake, Lake Pepin
Highest Point - Eagle Mountain - 2,301 feet (701 m) above sea level
Bordering States - Iowa, Michigan (across Lake Superior), North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin
Bordering Country - Canada

Origin of the Name Minnesota - Minnesota is from a Dakota Sioux Indian word that means "cloudy water" or "sky water" and refers to local rivers.
State Nickname - Gopher State. North Star State
State Motto - "L'Etoile du Nord" - The Star of the North
State Song - Hail Minnesota

Dinosaur Fossils Found in Minnesota - Hadrosaur (a duck-billed dinosaur)

Minnesota State Symbols and Emblems:

State Flag Minnesota's official flag was adopted in 1893. The flag has a blue background. The central seal pictures a farmer plowing a field and an Indian riding a horse toward the sun. The scene is surrounded by ladyslippers, Minnesota's state flower. A red banner with yellow letters has the state motto, "L'ETOILE DU NORD," meaning "the star of the north" in French. Three dates are on the flag: 1858 (at the top), the year Minnesota became a state; 1819 (at the left), the year Fort Snelling was established; and 1893 (at the right), the year this flag was adopted. Nineteen yellow stars surround the seal on a white band; these stars symbolize that fact Minnesota was the 19th state to enter the union after the first 13. "MINNESOTA" is written in red on the white band.

Animal Symbols:

State Bird Common loon (Gavia immer)

State Insect Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)

State Fish Walleye (Stizostedion v. vitreum)

Plant Symbols:

State Flower Pink and white lady's slipper (Cypripedium reginae)

State Tree Norway pine (Pinus resinosa)

State Mushroon Morel (Morchella esculenta)

State Grain Wild rice (Zizania aquatica)

Earth Symbols:

State Gemstone Lake Superior Agate

State Soil Minnesota - Lester (unofficial)

Miscellaneous Symbols:

State Beverage Milk

State Muffin Blueberry

Related Pages:

Minnesota: Map/Quiz Printout Answer geography questions about Minnesota using the map on this quiz. Answers

Minnesota: Outline Map Printout An outline map of Minnesota to print.

Minnesota: Label Me! Printout Label the major features of Minnesota. Answers

Minnesota's Flag Printout/Quiz Read about and answer questions on the flag of Minnesota.

Minnesota's Flag: Large Coloring Printable A large black-and-white printable of the flag of Minnesota.

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