Nebraska

  

State of Nebraska
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Nickname(s): The Cornhusker State
Motto(s): "Equality before the law"
State song(s): Beautiful Nebraska
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Official language(s)	English
Capital (and largest city)	Omaha
Largest metro	Omaha–Kanesville metropolitan area
Area	Ranked
• Total	sq mi (TBD km2)
Population	Ranked
• Total	TBD
• Density	/sq mi  (/km2) Ranked {{{density_rank}}}
Elevation
• Highest point	Panorama Point 5,424 ft ( m)
• Lowest point	Missouri River 840 ft ( m)
Admission to the Kingdom	March 1, 1867 ({{{admission_order}}})
Governor	Ben Loren (CD)
Lieutenant Governor	Lawrence Sanders (CD)
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of Nebraska (unicameral)
High Councilors	TBD
House delegation	5 Christian Democrats 5 United Conservatives 2 Liberal Democrats 1 Libertarian
Time zone	Central and Mountain
Abbreviations	NE, Neb.

Nebraska is a state in the western region of Superior. To the north, Nebraska borders Sioux and Lakota; to the west it shares a border with Wyoming; to the east it shares a border with Iowa; and to the south it shares Superior's international border with Tournesol. Omaha, located in eastern Nebraska, is the state capital and the largest city, with a population of about 460,000 people. Omaha is located along the Iowa state border and Kanesville is right on the other side, making the Omaha–Kanesville metropolitan area the largest urban area in West Central Superior. It is the only large city in the state, with the next largest, Bellevue, having a population of around 50,000. Most of Nebraska is characterized by open plains and farming communities.

Various First Nation indigenous tribes have lived in the territory of the state for thousands of years. Nebraska formed a the central part of French Louisiana, though remained unsettled. The state joined the rest of the colony in joining the United States in 1803. The Nebraska Territory joined other states and territories in forming the Kingdom of Superior in 1867 and was admitted as one of the first five states of Superior. Largely unpopulated, Nebraska experienced a slight population boom with Omaha becoming connected to the Pacific coast by the Royal Pacific Railroad's first transcontinental railroad in 1869. Omaha itself grew exponentially due to the railroad, and served as the largest city west of the Mississippi River in Superior until the mid-20th century. Like other states dominated by the Great Plains, agriculture grew to be the largest sector of the Nebraska economy. During the Great War, Nebraska served as a frontline against the Continental invasion, with the Battle of Omaha being a decisive victory in the Superian war effort.

Nebraska is composed of two major topographic regions: the Dissected Till Plains and the Great Plains. The Dissected Till Plains region consists of gently rolling hills and contains the state's largest city and capital, Omaha. The Great Plains region, occupying most of western Nebraska, is characterized by treeless prairie. Nebraska has two major climatic zones. The eastern two-thirds of the state has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfa); a unique warmer subtype considered "warm-temperate" exists near the southern plains, which is analogous to that in Tournesol and parts of northern Brazoria, which have a predominantly humid subtropical climate. The areas bordering Tournesol have a primarily semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). The Nebraskan economy is primarily centered around agriculture, though has expanded in recent years to include natural gas, energy, and technology.

Etymology

Nebraska's name is the result of anglicization of the archaic Otoe words Ñí Brásge, pronounced [ɲĩbɾasꜜkɛ] (contemporary Otoe Ñíbrahge), or the Omaha Ní Btháska, pronounced [nĩbɫᶞasꜜka], meaning "flat water", after the Platte River which flows through the state.

See also

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