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Country Guide > North America > United States of America > Ohio | |
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General Information Nickname Buckeye State State bird Cardinal State flower Scarlet Carnation Capital Columbus Date of admission to the Union March 1 1803
Population 11,459,011 (official estimate 2004) Population density 98.7 per sq km 2003 total overseas arrivals/US ranking 324,000/16 Time Eastern (GMT - 5). Daylight Saving Time is observed. The State Ohio, birthplace of eight US Presidents, is located in the heart of the Midwest. The sandy shores of Lake Erie mark the State’s northern border and the long and winding Ohio River marks its southern border. The State’s expanse of fertile farmland is dotted with industrial centres, but also embraces the rolling hills overlooking the Scioto River Valley in the north, which become wilder and steeper as they reach the foothills of the Appalachian mountain chain, and the thick forest lands full of waterfalls and sandstone cliffs in the south, which include Hockings Hills State Park and the vast Wayne National Forest. The Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation area in the northeast near Cleveland has rugged terrain with river valleys and steep, forested hills. The State also has 40,869km (25,543 miles) of waterways, including the Mohican and Tuscarawas rivers. Columbus is Ohio’s capital and is the largest city in both area and population – it is the 15th-largest city in the USA. |
