Nebraska

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State in central USA, bordered to the west by Wyoming, to the north by South Dakota, to the east by Iowa and Missouri, to the south by Kansas, and to the southwest by Colorado; area 199,098 sq km/76,872 sq mi; population (2000) 1,711,300; capital Lincoln. Part of the Midwest, Nebraska's landscape rises gradually from the east to the High Plains of the west. The state is a leading crop producer, including corn and wheat, and has an important cattle and hog industry. Food processing is also significant economically. Major towns and cities include Omaha, Bellevue, Grand Island, Kearney, Fremont, North Platte, Hastings, Norfolk, and Columbus. Originally home to Plains Indians, including the Cheyenne, Arapaho, Omaha, Sioux, Oto, and Pawnee people, Nebraska was acquired by the USA as part of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. Nebraska was organized as a territory in 1854 and was admitted to the Union in 1867 as the 37th US state.

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