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INDIANA


  • some general data of the state
General useful information
Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc.
State and population
capital: Indianapolis // state code ISO: IN ; FIPS: US18
surface: 92907 sq.km = 35869 sq.mi // rank in USA: 38 // location: East North Central
climate: temperate with four distinctive seasons
entered USA as 19th state on: 1816-12-19
administrative division: 92 counties
total population according to the census of 2000: 6,080,485
population density 2000: 65 per sq.km = 170 per sq.mi // net growth 1999-2000: 9,7%
main ethnic groups: white 87,5%; black 8,4%; Asian 1%; other 3%
Economy and infrastructure
chief crops: corn, soybeans, wheat, nursery & greenhouse products, vegetables, popcorn, fruit
livestock (million): cattle: 0,88 / pigs: 3,4 / poultry: 28,7 / sheep: 0,066
timber/lumber: oak, tulip, beech, sycamore
chief industries: manufacturing, services, agriculture, government, wholesale & retail trade
chief industrial products: primary metals, transportation equipment, motor vehicles & equipment
chief mining products: crushed stone, portland & masonry cement, sand & gravel, lime
Some physical landmarks
highest point in the state: nameless hill at the E border 383 m = 1257 ft
other mountains: more hills of little importance
lowest point in the state: ca. 115 m in the SW corner
lakes: some small ones
artificial lakes: Monroe Lake, Brookville Lake, Patoka Lake
rivers: Ohio, Wabash, White
others: islands: none // deserts: none
Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information
other important features:
nick name(s): Hoosier State
motto: Crossroads of America
song: On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away
flower: Peony // bird: Cardinal // tree: Tulip poplar
primary sources:
World almanac and book of facts; National Geographic Atlas of the World; maps: WN world @tlas

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