Factual Information : Minnesota
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Facts Origin of State Name : Derived from the Sioux Indian word minisota, meaning "sky-tinted waters."
Nickname : The North Star State.
Capital : St. Paul.
County : 87 counties
Entered Union : 11 May 1858 (32nd).
Song : "Hail! Minnesota."
Motto : L'Etoile du Nord (The North Star).
Flag : On a blue field bordered on three sides by a gold fringe, a version of the state seal is surrounded by a wreath with the statehood year (1858) the year of the establishment of Ft. Snelling (1819), and the year the flag was adopted (1893); five clusters of gold stars and the word "Minnesota" fill the outer circle.
Bird : Common loon.
Butterfly : Monarch.
Fish : Walleye.
Flower : Pink and white (or showy) lady slipper.
Tree : Red (Norway) pine.
Grain : Wild rice.
Mushroom : Morel or sponge mushroom.
Drink : Milk.
Gem : Lake Superior agate.
Population : 5,132,799 as on 2005
Agriculture : Dairy products, corn, cattle, soybeans, hogs, wheat, turkeys.
Industry : Machinery, food processing, printing and publishing, fabricated metal products, electric equipment, mining, tourism.