| Capital
City: |
Bismarck |
|
| Nickname: |
Peace Garden
State / Flickertail State/ Sioux State |
| Motto: |
Liberty and
Union, Now and Forever, One and Inseparable |
| Statehood: |
November 2,1889
(39th or 40th -- Admitted the same day as South Dakota) |
| Origin
of State's Name: |
Dakota is the
Sioux Indian word for "friend." |
| Largest
Cities: |
Fargo, Bismarck,
Grand Forks, Minot, Dickinson |
| Border
States: |
Minnesota,
Montana, South Dakota |
| Land
Area: |
68,994 sq. mi.,
17th largest |
| State
Bird: |
Western
Meadowlark |
| State
Flower: |
Wild Prairie
Rose (rosa arkansana) |
| State
Tree: |
American Elm (ulmus
americana) |
| State
Song: |
North Dakota
Hymn |
| E-mail
your Congressperson: |
U.S. House: 110th
Congress
U.S. Senate: 110th
Congress
Or look up your Congressperson in the Congressional
Directory database! |
