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  1. Year of Admission:  1812
  2. Order of Admission: 18th
  3. Date of Current State Constitution: 1975
  4. Capital: Baton Rouge
  5. Population: 4,352,000 (1997)
  6. Land Area: 43,566 sq. mi.
  7. Population Density: 99.7 people per sq. mi.
  8. Nickname: Pelican State
  9. Motto: Union, Justice, and confidence
  10. Government Configuration: Bicameral legislature
  11.       Houses: 2
  12.       Number of State Senators: 39
  13.       Number of State Representatives: 105
  14. Number of Representatives In U.S. Congress: 7
  15. Main Industries: Wholesale and retail trade, tourism, government, manufacturing, construction, transportation, mining
  16. Major Natural Resources: alluvial soil (soil deposited by rivers), natural gas, petroleum, salt, sulfur, forests