Nebraska Information

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Name
Offical Name	State of Nebraska
Nicknames	Cornhusker State
Abbreviations	NE, US-NE
Origin of Name	"Flat Water" (referring to the Platte River) in Oto Indian language

Government
Official Language	English
Admission to Union	1 March 1867
Time Zones	Mountain, Central
Official Web Site	www.nebraska.gov

Population
Capital	Lincoln
Largest City	Omaha
Population	1,711,263 (as of 2000 census)
Economy	Agriculture: beef, pork, corn, soybeans Industry: manufacturing, telecommunications, information technology, insurance

Geography
Area	77,421 square miles (200,520 km²)
Major Rivers	Niobrara River, Platte River, Republican River, Missouri River
Major Lakes	Harlan County Lake, Lake C.W. McConaughty, Lewis and Clark Lake
Highest Point	Panorama Point - 5,426 feet (1,654 meters)
Bordering States	Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, South Dakota, Wyoming, Colorado
Bordering Country	None
Bordering Body of Water	None

Symbols
Flag
Motto	Equality before the law
Song	Beautiful Nebraska
Ballad	A Place Like Nebraska
Slogan	Nebraska, possibilities... endless
Baseball Capital	Wakefield
Historic Baseball Capital	St. Paul
Village of Lights	Cody
Animal	White-tailed Deer
Bird	Western Meadowlark
Insect	Honeybee
Fish	Channel Catfish
Fossil	Mammoth
Flower	Goldenrod
Tree	Cottonwood
Grass	Little Bluestem
Beverage	Milk
Soft Drink	Kool-aid
Rock	Prairie Agate
Gemstone	Blue Chalcedony (Blue Agate)
Soil	Holdrege Series
River	Platte River
Dance	Square Dance