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North Dakota

State

North Dakota is a landlocked state in the Upper Midwest of the United States, named after the indigenous Dakota and Sioux peoples, bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north and by Minnesota, South Dakota and Montana. Admitted to the Union in 1889 alongside South Dakota, its capital is Bismarck. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Capital
Bismarck 1
Population
799,358 1
2025 estimate from North Dakota's own Wikipedia infobox.
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Area (sq km)
183,125 1
Admission Year
1889 1
Admitted to the Union November 2, 1889 (39th/40th state), per the infobox.
Latitude
47 degrees north 1
Longitude
100 degrees west 1
Connections

Adjacent To

Source Minnesota (Wikipedia)
Source Montana (Wikipedia)
Source North Dakota (Wikipedia)

Associated With

Bismarck, Cities

Bismarck is in the U.S. state of North Dakota.

Source Bismarck (Wikipedia)
United States, Countries

North Dakota is a state of the United States.

Source North Dakota (Wikipedia)

Has Capital

Bismarck, Cities

Bismarck is the capital of North Dakota.

Source Bismarck (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. North Dakota (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, capital
    Capital Bismarck
  • Infobox, population
    Population (2025) Total 799,358
  • Infobox, area
    Area Total 183,125 km2
  • Infobox, admitted to the union
    Admitted to the Union November 2, 1889 (39th/40th)
  • Page header, coordinates
    wgCoordinates lat 47, lon -100
  • Introduction
    North Dakota is a landlocked U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the indigenous Dakota and Sioux peoples. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north and by the U.S. states of Minnesota to the east, South Dakota to the south, and Montana to the west.
  • Adjacent To: South Dakota, Lead section, borders South Dakota
    It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north and by the U.S. states of Minnesota to the east, South Dakota to the south, and Montana to the west.
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Minnesota (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAdjacent To: Minnesota, Lead section, borders North Dakota
Quote, Adjacent To: Minnesota, Lead section, borders North Dakota
It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north and east and by the U.S. states of Wisconsin to the east, Iowa to the south, and North Dakota and South Dakota to the west.
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Montana (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAdjacent To: Montana, Lead section, borders North Dakota
Quote, Adjacent To: Montana, Lead section, borders North Dakota
It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota to the east, South Dakota to the southeast, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan to the north.
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