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General Information Nickname North Star State State bird Common Loon State flower Showy Pink and White Lady’s Slipper Capital St Paul Date of admission to the Union May 11 1858 Population 5,100,958 (official estimate 2004) Population density 22.9 per sq km 2003 total overseas arrivals/US ranking 90,000/29 Time Central (GMT - 6). Daylight Saving Time is observed. The State Minnesota, the second northernmost State in the USA (after Alaska), is one of the nation’s leading outdoor tourist destinations, with 68 State parks, 55 State forests and more than 12,000 lakes. The State borders Canada, the upper Midwest States and Lake Superior, the largest freshwater lake in the world. |