North Dakota

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North Dakota is a sparsely populated U.S. state known for its Great Plains landscapes, agricultural economy, and significant oil production from the Bakken formation.


Statements (52)
Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. state
federated state
admittedToUnionOn 1889-11-02
borderedBy Manitoba
Minnesota
Montana
Saskatchewan
South Dakota
capital Bismarck
contains Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site
International Peace Garden
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
country United States of America
executiveHead Governor of North Dakota
hasRegion Badlands
Missouri Plateau
Red River Valley
highestPoint White Butte
ISO3166-2Code US-ND
judicialBody North Dakota Supreme Court
knownFor Great Plains landscapes
agricultural economy
oil production from the Bakken formation
largestCity Fargo
legislativeBody North Dakota Legislative Assembly
locatedIn Great Plains
Midwestern United States
lowerHouse North Dakota House of Representatives
lowestPoint Red River of the North
majorIndustry agriculture
energy production
petroleum extraction
majorRiver James River
Missouri River
Red River of the North
motto Liberty and union, now and forever, one and inseparable
nickname Peace Garden State
Roughrider State
officialLanguageStatus English
orderOfAdmission 39
partOf Bakken formation region
postalAbbreviation ND
stateBeverage Milk
stateBird Western meadowlark
stateDance Square dance
stateFish Northern pike
stateFlower Wild prairie rose
stateSong North Dakota Hymn
stateTree American elm
timeZone Central Time Zone
Mountain Time Zone
upperHouse North Dakota Senate


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