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Parent topics
- United States of America [r]: A country of North America, north of Mexico, south of Canada. [e]
Subtopics
Cities and towns
- Bismarck, North Dakota [r]: The capital city of North Dakota, located in the center of the state; estimated population (2006) 58,000. [e]
- Fargo, North Dakota [r]: The largest city in North Dakota, located on the eastern border of the state; 2006 estimated population 90,000. [e]
- Grand Forks, North Dakota [r]: A city in North Dakota located on the eastern border of the state; 2006 estimated population 50,000. [e]
Geographical features
- Great Plains [r]: A large area of semi-arid grasslands located east of the Rocky Mountains and west of the Mississippi River and extending from Texas northwards into southern Canada. [e]
- Missouri River [r]: Main drainage river of the north central United States, arising in the Rocky Mountains of southwest Montana and flowing 2315 miles until it empties into the Mississippi River at St. Louis, Missouri. [e]
Noteworthy places
People
- Kent Conrad [r]: Senator, D-North Dakota; Chairman, Senate Committee on Budget; Senate Committee on Finance, chairman, Subcommittee on Taxation, IRS Oversight, and Long-Term Growth, member, Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources and Infrastructure and Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions and Family Policy; Gang of Six on health care reform; Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, Subcommittee on Energy, Science and Technology; Subcommittee on Domestic & Foreign Marketing, Inspection, & Plant & Animal Health; Subcommittee on Production, Income Protection and Price Support [e]
Federal
- Minot Air Force Base [r]: Located in North Dakota, it is one of two U.S. Air Force bases with a B-52 bomber wing, and is administratively under the Eighth Air Force. It also hosts the 91st Space Wing of LGM-30 Minuteman long-range ballistic missiles [e]
- Grand Forks Air Force Base [r]: Add brief definition or description
North Dakota history
- Louisiana Purchase [r]: A land purchase of the entire Louisiana Territory in 1803 from France by the United States by President Thomas Jefferson. [e]
Other related topics
U.S. states and Canadian provinces of the Great Plains
- Alberta [r]: One of the western prairie provinces of Canada, rich in oil and with a population of about 3.5 million (2007 estimate). [e]
- Saskatchewan [r]: An Prairie province in central Canada with a population of about 994,000. [e]
- Manitoba [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Montana [r]: One of the 50 states of the United States (statehood 1889, 41st state), located in the northern Great Plains and eastern Rocky Mountains; est. population (2008) 967,000. [e]
- Nebraska [r]: One of the 50 states of the United States (statehood 1867, 37th state) located on the Great Plains in central U.S.; est. population (2008) 1,783,000. [e]
- South Dakota [r]: One of the 50 states of the United States (statehood 1889, 40th state) located on the Great Plains in north central U.S.; est. population (2008) 804,000. [e]
- Wyoming [r]: One of the 50 states of the United States (statehood 1890, 44th state) located on the Great Plains and eastern Rocky Mountains in north central U.S.; est. population (2008) 533,000. [e]
- Colorado [r]: State in the western United States. [e]
- Kansas [r]: 34th state of the USA [e]
- Oklahoma [r]: The 46th state admitted to the United States of America. [e]
- Texas [r]: A State in the Southern USA. [e]
