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  1. Year of Admission: 1889
  2. Order of Admission: 39
  3. Date of Current State Constitution: 1889
  4. Capital: Bismarck
  5. Population: 641,000 (1997)
  6. Land Area: 68,994 sq. mi.
  7. Population Density: 9.3 people per sq. mi.
  8. Nickname: Peace Garden State
  9. Motto: Liberty And union, now and forever, one and inseparable.
  10. Government Configuration: Bicameral
  11.       Houses: 2
  12.       Number of State Senators: 49
  13.       Number of State Representatives: 98
  14. Number of Representatives In U.S. Congress: 1
  15. Main Industries: Agriculture, mining, tourism, manufacturing, telecommunications, energy, food processing
  16. Major Natural Resources: fertile soil, petroleum, lignite coal, sand, gravel, clay