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State Facts
Full Name - State of Michigan
Admitted to the Union (Rank) - January 26, 1837 (26th)
Population 2012 (Rank) - 9,883,360 (9th)
Land Area (Rank) - 56,804 square miles; 147,121 square kilometers (22nd)
Capital - Lansing
State Nicknames - Wolverine State, Great Lake State
Motto - Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice (If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look around you)
Song
“Michigan, My Michigan” (music by William Otto Miessner and Douglas M. Malloch)
State Symbols
Flower: Apple blossom
Tree: White pine
Bird: Robin
Gem: Isle royal greenstone
Stone: Petoskey stone
Mammal: White-tailed deer
Wildfower: Dwarf lake iris
Reptile: Painted turtle
Economy:
Agriculture: Dairy products, apples, blueberries, cattle, vegetables, hogs, corn, nursery stock, soybeans
Industry: Motor vehicles and parts, machinery, fabricated metal products, food processing, chemical products, mining, tourism
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