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@SLIDE TITLE =                                Minnesota                           |STATES.SLD
                                                                   
     
     
      
 
                             

         State Capital: St. Paul            State Abbreviation :    MN    
                
         Population (1991): 4,375,000       Size (square miles): 84,400 
         Population Rank:   20              Size Rank:           12     

                             
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         Motto: "L'Etoile du Nord" meaning Star of The North 

         Nickname: North Star State

         Name Origin: From Sioux word meaning "cloudy water" of the 
         Minnesota River 

         State Bird:   Loon
               Flower: Lady's Slipper
               Tree:   Red Pine
               Song:   Hail Minnesota

         Climate: Moderate, influenced by Great Lakes 

         Industries: Agriculture, forestry, manufacturing, mining, tourism 
 
 
 
 
