MINNESOTA (MN)
North Star State, Gopher State

Population (2003): 5,059,375 (21st)
Area: 86,939 sq. mi. (12th) (225,171 sq. km.)
Flower: Pink and white lady's-slipper
Bird: Common loon
Tree: Red pine
Song: "Hail! Minnesota"
Entered Union: May 11, 1858 (32nd)
Capital: St. Paul
Largest Cities (with pop.): Minneapolis, 375,635; St. Paul, 284,037; Rochester, 90,515

Important Products: industrial machinery, printing and publishing, computers, food products, scientific and medical instruments, milk, hogs, cattle, corn, soybeans, iron ore

Places to Visit: Voyageurs National Park; Minnesota State Fair, Fort Snelling; U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame, Eveleth; Walker Art Center, Minneapolis