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Minnesota is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest state in the U.S., with an area of 87,014 sq mi (225,365 km²). Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the 32nd state in 1858. Its population of over five million is primarily of northern European descent, with the principal minorities being Native Americans descended from the original inhabitants, Hispanics, African Americans, and recent immigrant communities of Somalis and Hmongs.
Sixty percent of those people live in the Twin Cities metropolitan area, the center of transport, business and industry, and home to an internationally-known arts community. The remainder of the state, often referred to as Greater Minnesota, consists of western prairies now given over to intensive agriculture, eastern deciduous forests also heavily farmed and settled, and the less-populated northern boreal forest. The state is known as the "Land of 10,000 Lakes”, and those lakes and the other waters for which the state is named together with state and national forests and parks offer residents and tourists a vigorous outdoor lifestyle.
The extremes of the climate contrast with the moderation of Minnesota’s people. The state is known for its moderate-to-progressive politics and social policies and its civic involvement and voter turnout. It ranks among the healthiest states by a number of measures, and has one of the most highly-educated and literate populations.
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Minnesota North Star - Official State of Minnesota web site. Links and information on Minnesota government, industry, tourism, and miscellaneous official information.
Meta Description: [ State of Minnesota's official web site and portal to government information and services. Minnesota governments homepage, contains sections for Online Services, What's New, Navigational links, Featured Site, Quick Links, Licensing and Forms, Kids Page, About Minnesota and Government Directory. W... ]
Best of Minnesota Links - A searchable directory of Minnesota web sites in a variety of categories which gives the option of adding additional links.
Meta Description: [ Best of Minnesota Links Directory ]
Mid MN Info - News, weather, and local links for the area around St. Cloud, Willmar, Alexandria, Little Falls, Glenwood, and Litchfield, Minnesota.
Meta Description: [ Your Information Source for Mid-Minnesota offers the latest links and information for Central Minnesota ]
Minnesota State and County QuickFacts - Selected demographic information for the state, map linked to county statistics, from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Meta Description: [ Frequently requested statistics
for Minnesota. ]
Minnesota: Ya Sure, You Betcha - Becky Murphy's brief, and humorous, tribute to her home state of Minnesota. With interesting links.
State Demographic Center - Part of Minnesota Planning. Offers annual demographic estimates, projections, and articles on emerging trends.
Surf Minnesota - Minnesota-themed jokes and stories, listing of places to stay in Minnesota, message board, mailing list.
Meta Description: [ Information about the state of Minnesota. Jokes, stories, links to other Minnesota websites, message board, webring, mailing list, and a search engine of Minnesota websites and personal homepages. ]
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