Nebraska Stats

• Abbreviation: NE
• Capital City: Lincoln
• Date of Statehood: Mar. 1, 1867
• State #: 37
• Population: 1,711,263
• Area: 77358 sq.mi. Land 76878 sq. mi. Water 481 sq.mi.
• Economy:
  • Agriculture: cattle, corn, hogs, soybeans, wheat, sorghum;
  • Industry: food processing, machinery, electric equipment, printing and publishing
• Governor: Dave Heineman (R)
• Representatives: Jeff Fortenberry, Lee Terry, Tom Osborne
• Senators: Chuck Hagel (R), Ben Nelson (D)
• Where the name comes from: Name based on an Oto Indian word that means "flat water," referring to the Platte River
• State Bird: Western Meadowlark
• State Flower: Goldenrod
• About the Flag: On a field of national blue is a reproduction of the great seal of the state, charged on the center in gold and silver.
• State Motto: Equality before the law
• State Nickname: Cornhusker State
• State Song: Beautiful Nebraska