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         State Capital: Lansing             State Abbreviation :    MI    
                
         Population (1991): 9,295,000       Size (square miles): 58,530 
         Population Rank:   8               Size Rank:           23     

                             
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         Motto: "Si Quaeris Peninsulam Amoenam Circumspice" meaning If You 
         Seek A Pleasant Peninsula, Look About You 

         Nickname: Great Lake State, Wolverine State

         Name Origin: Indian word "mici gama" meaning great water 

         State Bird:   Robin
               Flower: Apple Blossom
               Tree:   White Pine
               Song:   Michigan. My Michigan

         Climate: Seasonal variations, tempered by Great Lakes influence 

         Industries: Manufacturing, agriculture, mining, services, tourism. 
 
 
 
 
