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State:	Nebraska
Abbreviation:	NE
Capital:	Lincoln
Largest City:	Omaha
Population:	1711263
Land-Square Miles:	76,878
Land-Square Miles Rank:	15
Highest Point:	Kimball Country, 5,424 ft.
Governor of Nebraska:	Dave Heineman
Political Party:	Republican
Seat Up:	2010
Entered Union:	March 1, 1867
State Number:	37th
State Motto:	Equality Before the Law
State Nickname:	Cornhusker State, The Tree Planter State
State Flower:	Goldenrod
StateFlower2:	Soldiago gigantea
State Bird:	Western Meadowlark
State Song:	Beautiful Nebraska
Sports Team:	None
Origin Of The State Name:	From an Oto Indian word meaning flat water
Major Industries:	Grain, Cattle, Hog, Meat-packing, Clothing, Farm Machinery, Chemicals and Transportation Equipment
Historical Sites:	Chimney Rock National Historic Site and the Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer
Points Of Interest:	Agate Fossil Beds in Homestead, Scotts Bluff National Monuments, the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery in Lincoln, and the Lied Center for the Performing Arts in Lincoln
Bordering States:	Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, Wyoming and South Dakota