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@SLIDE TITLE =                              South Dakota                          |STATES.SLD
                                                                   
     
     
      
 
                             
         
         State Capital: Pierre              State Abbreviation :    SD    
                  
         Population (1991): 696,000         Size (square miles): 77,120
         Population Rank:   45              Size Rank:           16    

                             
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         Motto: Under God the People Rule 

         Nickname: Coyote State, Sunshine State

         Name Origin: Derived from Sioux word "Dakota" meaning friend 

         State Bird:   Ringnecked Pheasant
               Flower: American Pasqueflower
               Tree:   Black Hills Spruce
               Song:   Hail, South Dakota

         Climate: Continental, with extremes in seasonal temperatures and 
         precipitation 

         Industries: Agriculture, manufacturing, services 
 
 
 
 
