OHIO (OH)
Buckeye State

Population (2003): 11,435,798 (7th)
Area: 44,825 sq. mi. (34th) (116,096 sq. km.)
Flower: Scarlet carnation
Bird: Cardinal
Tree: Buckeye
Song: "Beautiful Ohio"
Entered Union: March 1, 1803 (17th)
Capital and Largest City: Columbus (population, 725,228)
Other Large Cities (with pop.): Cleveland, 467,851; Cincinnati, 323,885; Toledo, 309,106; Akron, 214,349; Dayton, 162,669

Important Products: metal and metal products, transportation equipment, industrial machinery, rubber and plastic products, electronic equipment, printing and publishing, chemicals, food products, corn, soybeans, livestock, milk

Places to Visit: Mound City Group National Monuments, Indian burial mounds; Neil Armstrong Air and Space Museum; homes of and memorials to 8 U.S. presidents who lived here