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Minnesota

Minnesota

US state
Minnesota is a midwestern U.S. state bordering Canada and Lake Superior, the largest of the Great Lakes. The state contains more than 10,000 other lakes, including Lake Itasca, the Mississippi River’s primary source. The “Twin Cities” of...
Capital: Saint Paul
Abbreviation: MN
Population: 5.717 million (2022)
State flower: Showy lady's slippers
Admitted to the Union: May 11, 1858 (32nd State in the Union)
Before statehood: Minnesota Territory