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Picturesque Nebraska was the 37th state in the USA; it became a state on March 1, 1867.
State Abbreviation: NE
State Nickname: Cornhusker State, The Tree Planters' State
Capital City: Lincoln
Area: 77,358 square miles [Nebraska is the 16th biggest state in the USA]
Population: 1,711,263 (as of 2000) [Nebraska is the 38th most populous state in the USA]
Bird: Western Meadowlark
Flower: Goldenrod
Tree: Cottonwood
Largest Cities: Omaha, Lincoln, Bellevue, Grand Island, Kearney, Fremont, Hastings, North Platte, Norfolk, Columbus
Bordering States:Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, South Dakota, Wyoming
Major Rivers:Missouri River, Niobrara River, Platte River, Republican River
Major Lakes:Lewis and Clark Lake, Harlan County Lake, Lake C.W. McConaughty
Highest Point: Panorama Point - 5,426 feet (1,654 m) above sea level
Agriculture: Cattle, corn, hogs, soybeans, wheat, sorghum
Industry: Food processing, machinery, electric equipment, printing and publishing
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