Quick Facts (Adapted from the New Ben’s Guide to Government)
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| Nickname: | Peace Garden State / Flickertail State/ Sioux State |
| Motto: | Liberty and Union, Now and Forever, One and Inseparable |
| Statehood: | November 2,1889 (39th or 40th -- Admitted the same day as South Dakota) |
| Origin of State’s Name: | Dakota is the Sioux Indian word for “friend.” |
| Largest Cities: | Fargo, Bismarck, Grand Forks, Minot, Dickinson |
| Border States: | Minnesota, Montana, South Dakota |
| Land Area: | 68,994 sq. mi., 17th largest |
| State Bird: | Western Meadowlark |
| State Flower: | Wild Prairie Rose (rosa arkansana) |
| State Tree: | American Elm (ulmus americana) |
| State Song: | North Dakota Hymn |
| E-mail your Congressperson: | U.S. House: 111th Congress U.S. Senate: 111th Congress Or look up your Congressperson in the Congressional Directory database! |
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