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Michigan (MI) Information, Facts and Statistics


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Capital of Michigan: Lansing, MI
Largest City: Detroit, MI

Michigan State Nickname(s):
The Wolverine State

State Motto:
Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice
If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you.

Admitted to the Union:
January 26, 1837 as the 26th state

Michigan State Flower: Apple Blossom

Michigan State Bird: Robin

Michigan Official State Tree: White Pine

Michigan Population (2003): 10,079,985 (Rank in Pop.: 8)

Total Area: 96,716 sq. mi./250,493 sq. km. (Rank in Area: 11)

Michigan's Highest Point: Mount Arvon at 1,979 feet (603 meters)

Michigan Is Bordered By:
Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Ohio, Indiana, Canada, and 4 of the 5 Great Lakes (Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron and Lake Erie)


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