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Ohio is a Midwestern state bordered by Lake Erie, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky and West Virginia. Admitted to the Union in 1803 as the 17th state, a status confirmed retroactively by Congress in 1953, its capital and largest city is Columbus.
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Population2025 estimate from Ohio's own Wikipedia infobox. Population Estimate Year Area (sq km) Admission YearAdmitted to the Union March 1, 1803 (17th state), per the infobox. Cross-Tradition Connections
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1. Ohio (Wikipedia)
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Capital Columbus
1. Ohio (Wikipedia)
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Population (2025) Total 11900510
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Area Total 116096 km2
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Admitted to the Union March 1, 1803 (17th)
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wgCoordinates lat 40, lon -83
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Ohio is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States.
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It borders the Canadian province of Ontario to the north (through Lake Erie), Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the west, and Michigan to the northwest.
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It borders the Canadian province of Ontario to the north (through Lake Erie), Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the west, and Michigan to the northwest.
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.
Kentucky (Wikipedia)
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It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north, West Virginia to the northeast, Virginia to the east, Tennessee to the south, and Missouri to the west.
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.
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