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- Year of Admission: 1816
- Order of Admission: 19th
- Date of Current State Constitution: 1851
- Capital: Indianapolis
- Population: 5,864,000 (1997)
- Land Area: 35,870 sq. mi.
- Population Density: 161.8 people per sq. mi.
- Nickname: Hoosier State
- Motto: Crossroads of America
- Government Configuration: Bicameral legislature
- Houses: 2
- Number of State Senators: 50
- Number of State Representatives: 100
- Number of Representatives In U.S. Congress: 10
- Main Industries: Manufacturing, services, agriculture, government, wholesale and retail trade, transportation, public utilities
- Major Natural Resources: fertile soil, bituminous coal, limestone, sand, gravel, natural gas, petroleum