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  1. Year of Admission: 1889
  2. Order of Admission: 40th
  3. Date of Current State Constitution: 1889
  4. Capital: Pierre
  5. Population: 738,000 (1997)
  6. Land Area: 75,896 sq. mi.
  7. Population Density: 9.6 people per sq. mi.
  8. Nickname: Coyote State, Mount Rushmore State
  9. Motto: Under God, the people rule.
  10. Government Configuration: Bicameral
  11.       Houses: 2
  12.       Number of State Senators: 35
  13.       Number of State Representatives: 70
  14. Number of Representatives In U.S. Congress: 1
  15. Main Industries: Agriculture, manufacturing
  16. Major Natural Resources: fertile soil, gold, lignite, quartz, clays, feldspar, granite