North Dakota (ND)
North Dakota's Web Site Capital City: Bismarck Nickname: Peace Garden State / Flickertail State/ Sioux State Motto: Liberty and Union, Now and Forever, One and Inseparable Statehood: November 2,1889 (39th or 40th -- Admitted the same day as South Dakota) Origin of State's Name: Dakota is the Sioux Indian word for "friend" Largest Cities: Fargo, Bismarck, Grand Forks, Minot, Dickinson Border States: Minnesota, Montana, South Dakota Land Area: 68,994 sq. mi., 17th largest State's Bird: Western Meadowlark State's Flower: Wild Prairie Rose State's Tree: American Elm State's Song: North Dakota Hymn |