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Printable Outline Map Vast Dakota Territory, at the geographic center of the continent, was divided into North and South Dakota in 1889. Rich loess soils favor agriculture, and farms cover 90 percent of the state's land area. But the practice of draining glacier-formed prairie potholes to increase cropland destroys critical habitat for migrating birds. Extremes in weather and in world markets subject wheat farmers to cycles of boom and bust, but petroleum and lignite production assists the economy. Garrison Dam, on the Missouri River, produces 400,000 kilowatts of electricity, providing extensive irrigation for the surrounding area. Text source: National Geographic Atlas of the World, Eighth Edition, Area
183,112 sq km (70,700 sq mi)
Population
Capital
Bismarck 56,234
Per Capita Income
U.S. $26,567
Statehood November 2, 1889; 39th state Economy Industry: services, government, finance, construction, transportation, oil and gas. Agriculture: wheat, cattle, sunflowers, barley, soybeans. | |
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