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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 the only state that has a state-owned bank in the nation.<ref>http://www.banknd.nd.gov/bndhome.jsp</ref> North Dakota is located in the center of the North American continent. The exact geographical center is located 97 miles NE of [[Bismarck]], 15 miles SW of [[Rugby]]. <ref>http://hypertextbook.com/bent/photos/geographic.center.html</ref>

'''North Dakota''' is a northern Midwestern state; it is part of the Great Plains and 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 the only state that has a state-owned bank in the nation.<ref>http://www.banknd.nd.gov/bndhome.jsp</ref> North Dakota is located in the center of the North American continent. The exact geographical center is located 97 miles NE of [[Bismarck]], 15 miles SW of [[Rugby]]. <ref>http://hypertextbook.com/bent/photos/geographic.center.html</ref>

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