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Michigan
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Michigan is a peninsular state in the Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, split between its Lower and Upper Peninsulas and bordered by four of the five Great Lakes. Admitted to the Union in 1837 as the 26th state, its capital is Lansing and its largest city is Detroit.
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Population2025 estimate from Michigan's own Wikipedia infobox. Population Estimate Year Area (sq km) Admission YearAdmitted to the Union January 26, 1837 (26th state), per the infobox. Cross-Tradition Connections
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Lansing, Cities Lansing is in the U.S. state of Michigan.
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1. Michigan (Wikipedia)
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Capital Lansing
1. Michigan (Wikipedia)
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Population (2025) Total 10127884
1. Michigan (Wikipedia)
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Area Total 250493 km2
1. Michigan (Wikipedia)
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Admitted to the Union January 26, 1837 (26th)
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wgCoordinates lat 44, lon -85
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Michigan is a peninsular state in the Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwestern United States.
1. Michigan (Wikipedia)
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It shares water and land boundaries with Minnesota to the northwest, Wisconsin to the west, Indiana and Illinois to the southwest, Ohio to the southeast, and the Canadian province of Ontario to the east, northeast and north.
1. Michigan (Wikipedia)
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It shares water and land boundaries with Minnesota to the northwest, Wisconsin to the west, Indiana and Illinois to the southwest, Ohio to the southeast, and the Canadian province of Ontario to the east, northeast and north.
Ann Arbor, Michigan (Wikipedia)
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Michigan
Indiana (Wikipedia)
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It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the south and southeast, and the Wabash River and Illinois to the west.
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