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State:	Wisconsin
Abbreviation:	WI
Capital:	Madison
Largest City:	Milwaukee
Population:	5363675
Land-Square Miles:	54,314
Land-Square Miles Rank:	25
Highest Point:	Timms Hill, 1,951 ft.
Governor of Wisconsin:	James E. Doyle
Political Party:	Democrat
Seat Up:	2006
Entered Union:	May 29, 1848
State Number:	30th
State Motto:	Forward
State Nickname:	Badger State
State Flower:	Wood Violet
StateFlower2:	Viola papilionacea
State Bird:	Robin
State Song:	On Wisconsin
Sports Team:	Milwaukee Brewers (Baseball); Milwaukee Bucks (Basketball); Green Bay Packers (Football)
Origin Of The State Name:	From a Native American word for the principal river of the region, which French explorers spelled Miscous, Miskonsing, Mesconsin, and then finally Ouisconsin. It means "gathering of the waters."
Major Industries:	Dairy Farming, Paper Pproduction, Nonelectric Machinery Manufacturing
Historical Sites:	The Circus World Museum at Baraboo
Points Of Interest:	The Apostle Islands National Lakeshore; Ice Age National Scientific Reserve; the Wolf, St. Croix, and Lower St. Croix national scenic riverways; and the Wisconsin Dells
Bordering States:	Wisconsin borders Minnesots, Iowa, Illinois and Michigan