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'''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.<ref> It entered on the same day as [[South Dakota]], but is given status first because of alphabetical order.</ref> The state capital is Bismarck, and the largest city 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.<ref> It entered on the same day as [[South Dakota]], but is given status first because of alphabetical order.</ref> The state capital is Bismarck, and the largest city 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>

==Politics==

==Politics==

Since 1940 North Dakota has voted Republican for president (except in 1964), but elects many Democrats to Congress. The current governor of North Dakota is [[John Hoeven]], a Republican. <ref>http://governor.nd.gov/</ref>

Since 1940 North Dakota has voted Republican for president (except in 1964), but elects many Democrats to Congress. The current governor of North Dakota is [[Jack Dalrymple]], a Republican. <ref>http://governor.nd.gov/</ref>

[[File:ND-map-1958.jpg|560px|left|1958 map]]

[[File:ND-map-1958.jpg|560px|left|1958 map]]