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- Year of Admission: 1859
- Order of Admission: 33rd
- Date of Current State Constitution: 1859
- Capital: Salem
- Population: 3,243,000 (1997)
- Land Area: 96,002 sq. mi.
- Population Density: 32.7 people per sq. mi.
- Nickname: Beaver State
- Motto: She flies with her own wings.
- Government Configuration: Bicameral
- Houses: 2
- Number of State Senators: 30
- Number of State Representatives: 60
- Number of Representatives In U.S. Congress: 5
- Main Industries: Manufacturing, forestry, agriculture, tourism, high technology, printing and publishing
- Major Natural Resources: dense forests, limestone, sand, gravel, water