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Facts Origin of State Name : From the Oto Indian word nebrathka, meaning "flat water" (for the Platte River).
Nickname : The Cornhusker State.
Capital : Lincoln.
Country : 93 counties
Location : 40.816N, 96.688W
Entered Union : 1 March 1867 (37th).
Song : "Beautiful Nebraska."
Motto : Equality Before the Law.
Flag : The great seal appears in the center in gold and silver on a field of blue.
Bird : Western meadowlark.
Insect : Honeybee.
Flower : Goldenrod.
Tree : Western cottonwood.
Grass : Little bluestem.
Gem : Blue agate.
Rock : Prairie agate.
Fossil : Mammoth.
Population : 1,758,787 as on 2005
Agriculture : Cattle, corn, hogs, soybeans, wheat, sorghum.
Industry : Food processing, machinery, electric equipment, printing and publishing.