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  1. Year of Admission: 1858
  2. Order of Admission: 32nd
  3. Date of Current State Constitution: 1858
  4. Capital: St. Paul
  5. Population: 4,686,000 (1997)
  6. Land Area: 79,617 sq. mi.
  7. Population Density: 57.9 people per sq. mi.
  8. Nickname: North Star State, Gopher State
  9. Motto: L‚ÄôEtoile Du Nord (The star of the North)
  10. Government Configuration: Bicameral legislature
  11.       Houses: 2
  12.       Number of State Senators: 67
  13.       Number of State Representatives: 134
  14. Number of Representatives In U.S. Congress: 8
  15. Main Industries: Agribusiness, forest products, mining, manufacturing, tourism
  16. Major Natural Resources: fertile soil, iron ore, manganese, granite, sand, gravel, limestone, sandstone, dense forests