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Capital City: Saint Paul (pop.) 277,251 (2008 est.)
Minnesota Population: 5,220,393 (2008 est.) (21st)
Minnesota Population: (per square mile)
U.S. State Populations: (all states)
Currency: U.S. Dollar (conversion rates)

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Minnesota Quarter:The second quarter released in 2005 honors Minnesota and is the 32nd in the United States Mint's 50 State Quarters® Program.

Minnesota was admitted into the Union on May 11, 1858, becoming our Nation’s 32nd State. Nicknamed the "Land of 10,000 Lakes," Minnesota's quarter features a tree-lined lake with two people fishing, a loon on the water and a textured outline of the state surrounding its nickname.

The coin bears the inscriptions "Minnesota," and "1858". Additional details

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Language: English, others
Largest Cities: (by population) Minneapolis, Saint Paul, Duluth, Rochester, Bloomington, Brooklyn Park
Name: The origin of the name Minnesota is based on a Dakota Indian word meaning "sky-tinted water."
Statehood: May 11, 1858 (32nd state)
Symbols

Minnesota State Capital Building, St. Paul

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