North Dakota State Guide

Capital: Bismarck

November 02, 1889 (39th state)

North Dakota State Map: Guide and Information Resources Both rural and agricultural, with grain farms and cattle ranches, North Dakota gets its name from the Dakota division of the Sioux Indians who lived on the plains before the Europeans arrived. "Dakota" means "friend." French-Canadian soldier and fur trader Pierre Gaultier de Varennes was the first known white explorer to visit the home of the Dakota in 1738. North Dakota was one of the last areas of the frontier to be settled by non-Native Americans, and even today, it's not a highly populated state. North Dakota, whose capital is Bismarck, joined the Union on November 2, 1889 as the 39th state. Appropriately, the state flower is the wild prairie rose.

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Largest City- Fargo
Area - 70,704 square miles [North Dakota is the 19th biggest state in the USA]
Population - 642,200 (as of 2000) [North Dakota is the 47th most populous state in the USA]
Major Industries - farming (wheat, barley, oats, flaxseed), cattle, mining (lignite, soft coal), electrical power generation
Major Rivers - James River, Missouri River, Red River
Major Lakes - Lake Sakakawea, Lake Ohe
Highest Point - White Butte - 3,506 feet (1,069 m) above sea level
Lowest Point - Red River - 750 feet (230 m) above sea level
Bordering States - Minnesota, Montana, South Dakota
Bordering Country - Canada

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