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[[Image:North_Dakota_State_Flag.gif|thumb|right|The state flag of North Dakota.]]
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!colspan="2" align="center" style="color: black; height: 30px; background: white no-repeat scroll top left;"|North Dakota
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!colspan="2" align="center" style="color: black; height: 30px; background: white no-repeat scroll top left;"|[[Image:North_Dakota_State_Flag.gif|250px]]
Flag of the United States
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|Capital
|[[Bismarck]]
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|Nickname
|Peace Garden State
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|Official Language
|[[English]]
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|Governor
|[[John Hoeven]] ([[Republican|R]])
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|U.S. Senator
|[[Byron Dorgan]] ([[Democrat|D]])
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|U.S. Senator
|[[Kent Conrad]] ([[Democrat|D]])
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|House of Representative
|[[Earl Pomeroy]] ([[Democrat|D]])
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|Area
|70,762 sq mi
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|Population (2000 estimate)
|642,200
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|Admission to Union
|November 2, 1889
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'''North Dakota''' is a northern Midwestern state that became the thirty-ninth state to enter into the union on November 2, 1889. It entered on the same day as [[South Dakota]], but is given status first because of alphabetical order. Its capital is Bismarck, and largest city by population is Fargo.
'''North Dakota''' is a northern Midwestern state that became the thirty-ninth state to enter into the union on November 2, 1889. It entered on the same day as [[South Dakota]], but is given status first because of alphabetical order. Its capital is Bismarck, and largest city by population is Fargo.