Michigan Fast Facts

• State Abbreviation (Postal Code): MI

• Time Zone(s): Eastern Standard (GMT -5) except for four upper peninsula counties, which are on Central Standard (GMT -6)

• State Nickname(s): Wolverine State, Great Lakes State

• State Capital: Lansing

• Largest City: Detroit

• Major Airports: Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW, US Rank: 17)

• Highest Point: Mt. Arvon (1,979 ft.)

• Lowest Point: Lake Erie (571 ft.)

• Land Area: 97,990 sq. mi. (US rank: 10)

• Population (2010): 9,883,640 (US rank: 8)

• Major League Sports Teams: MLB: Detroit Tigers; NFL: Detroit Lions; NBA: Detroit Pistons; NHL: Detroit Red Wings

• State Government Website: State of Michigan

• State Tourism Website: Pure Michigan

• Date Admitted to Union (Order): January 26th, 1837 (26th)

• State Flag: On a field of blue is centered the state coat of arms featuring a moose and elk (representing Michigan) and a bald eagle (representing the US).

Michigan Trivia

• The state's name comes from the French derivation of the Ojibwe word "mishigamaa", meaning "large lake".

• Originally, the name "Michigan" only referred to the lower peninsula of the state.

• The state has the longest fresh-water shoreline in the world, and the second longest shoreline for a state (Alaska's is longer).

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