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State:	South Dakota
Abbreviation:	SD
Capital:	Pierre
Largest City:	Sioux Falls
Population:	754800
Land-Square Miles:	75,896
Land-Square Miles Rank:	16
Highest Point:	Harney Peak, 7,242 ft.
Governor of South Dakota:	M. Michael Rounds
Political Party:	Republican
Seat Up:	2006
Entered Union:	Nov. 2, 1889
State Number:	40th
State Motto:	Under God the People Rule
State Nickname:	Mount Rushmore State; Coyote State
State Flower:	Pasque Flower
StateFlower2:	Ppulsatilla hirsutissima
State Bird:	Ring-necked Pheasant
State Song:	"Hail! South Dakota"
Sports Team:	None
Origin Of The State Name:	From the Sioux tribe, meaning allies
Major Industries:	Agriculture and Tourism
Historical Sites:	Mt. Rushmore is famous for the likenesses of Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt
Points Of Interest:	The World's Only Corn Palace in Mitchell; The city of Deadwood where Wild Bill Hickok was killed in 1876 and where gambling was recently legalized to truly recapture the city's Old West flavor
Bordering States:	North Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming and Montana