| NORTH
DAKOTA
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| BISMARK |
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| AREA |
70,704 sq miles (17th) (Land) 68,994 sq. miles (Water) 1,710 sq. miles
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| CAPITAL |
Bismarck |
| FAMOUS DATES
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Organized as territory: March 2, 1861, Entered Union (rank): Nov. 2,/ 1889 (39),
Present constitution adopted: 1889
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| LOCATION
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46.805N, 100.767W
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| MEAN ELEVATION
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| HIGHEST
POINT |
White Butte; 3,506 feet, 30th |
| LOWEST
POINT |
Red River; 750 feet, 45th |
| COUNTIES |
53 |
| COASTLINE |
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| GEOGRAPHIC CENTER |
in Sheridan
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| STATE FOSSIL
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teredo petrified wood (1967) |
| STATE GRASS
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western wheatgrass (1977) |
| STATE REPTILE
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| STATE ROCK
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Teredo Wood |
| STATE GEMSTONE
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| STATE FLAG
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North Dakota's dark blue field displays a bald eagle holding an olive branch and a bundle of arrows in its claws. In its beak, the eagle carries a ribbon with the words " One nation made up of many states". The shield on its breast has thirteen stars, representing the original thirteen states. The fan shaped design above the eagle represents the birth of a new nation, the United States. The name "North Dakota" appears on a red scroll below the eagle. |
| STATE COLORS
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| STATE SEAL
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| STATE SLOGAN
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We Really Are One Of The 50 States! |
| STATE
MOTTO
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Liberty and union, now and forever, one and inseparable |
| STATE SONG
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North Dakota Hymn |
| STATE TREE
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American Elm Ulmus americana |
| STATE BIRD
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Western Meadowlark |
| STATE ANIMAL
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| STATE FISH
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northern pike (1969) |
| STATE METAL
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| STATE NICKNAMES
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Peace Garden State / Flickertail State / Roughrider State |
| STATE FLOWER
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Wild Prairie Rose Rosa arkansana |
| BORDERING
STATES
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Minnesota Montana South Dakota |
