Minnesota Fast Facts
• State Abbreviation (Postal Code): MN
• Time Zone(s): Central Standard (GMT -6)
• State Nickname(s): Land of 10,000 Lakes, North Star State
• State Capital: St. Paul
• Largest City: Minneapolis
• Major Airports: Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport/Wold-Chamberlain Airport (MSP, US Rank: 15)
• Highest Point: Eagle Mountain (2,301 ft.)
• Lowest Point: Lake Superior (601 ft.)
• Land Area: 86,943 sq. mi. (US rank: 12)
• Population (2010): 5,303,925 (US rank: 21)
• Major League Sports Teams: MLB: Minnesota Twins; NFL: Minnesota Vikings; NBA: Minnesota Timberwolves; NHL: Minnesota Wild
• State Government Website: Minnesota North Star
• State Tourism Website: Explore Minnesota
• Date Admitted to Union (Order): May 11th, 1858 (32nd)
• State Flag: On a field of blue the state seal is centered surrounded by 18 small and 1 large star, the total representing that the state was the 19th to enter the union, the largest to indicate the North Star.
Minnesota Trivia
• The word "Minnesota" is derived from the Dakota word "mnisota", or "sky-colored water", which probably referred to what is now known as the Minnesota River.
• It is the most northern of the lower 48 continental states, near Lake of the Woods, extending north of the 49th parallel, which forms much of the western border between the US and Canada.
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