| Date Admitted: | 1858 |
| State Capital: | St. Paul |
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| Admission to U.S.: | Thirty-second State |
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| Flag Adopted: | 1893 amended 1957 |
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| State Motto: | "The Star of the North" |
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| Area: | 86,943 square miles |
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| Highest Point: | Eagle Mountain - 2,301 feet (701 m) above sea level |
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| Nickname: | The North Star State |
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| State Song: | "Hail! Minnesota" |
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| State Flower: | Lady�s slipper |
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| State Tree: | Red Pine |
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| State Bird: | Loon |
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| State Insect: | Monarch butterfly |
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| State Fish: | Walleye |
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| State Mushroon: | Morel |
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| State Grain: | Wild rice |
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| State Gemstone: | Lake Superior Agate |
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