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  1. Year of Admission: 1792
  2. Order of Admission: 15th
  3. Date of Current State Constitution: 1891
  4. Capital: Frankfort
  5. Population: 3,908,000 (1997)
  6. Land Area: 39,732 sq. mi.
  7. Population Density: 97.2 people per sq. mi.
  8. Nickname: Bluegrass State
  9. Motto: United We stand, divided we fall.
  10. Government Configuration: Bicameral legislature
  11.       Houses: 2
  12.       Number of State Senators: 38
  13.       Number of State Representatives: 100
  14. Number of Representatives In U.S. Congress: 6
  15. Main Industries: Manufacturing, finance, insurance, real estate, retail trade
  16. Major Natural Resources: fertile soil, bituminous coal, petroleum, natural gas, limestone, clays, lead, sand, gravel, zinc