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Indiana
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| Official language(s) | English | ||||||||||
| Capital | Indianapolis | ||||||||||
| Largest city | Indianapolis | ||||||||||
| Area | Ranked 38th | ||||||||||
| - Total | 36,418 sq mi (94,321 km²) | ||||||||||
| - Width | 140 miles (225 km) | ||||||||||
| - Length | 270 miles (435 km) | ||||||||||
| - % water | 1.5 | ||||||||||
| - Latitude | 37°47'N to 41°46'N | ||||||||||
| - Longitude | 84°49'W to 88°4'W | ||||||||||
| Population | Ranked 15th | ||||||||||
| - Total (2000) | 6,080,485 | ||||||||||
| - Density | 169.5/sq mi 65.46/km² (16th) | ||||||||||
| Elevation | |||||||||||
| - Highest point | Hoosier Hill 1,257 ft (383 m) | ||||||||||
| - Mean | 689 ft (210 m) | ||||||||||
| - Lowest point | Ohio River 320 ft (98 m) | ||||||||||
| Admission to Union | December 11, 1816 (19th) | ||||||||||
| Governor | Mitch Daniels (R) | ||||||||||
| U.S. Senators | Richard Lugar (R) Evan Bayh (D) | ||||||||||
| Time zones | |||||||||||
| - most of state | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 | ||||||||||
| - extreme NW & SW | Central: UTC-6/-5 | ||||||||||
| Abbreviations | IN US-IN | ||||||||||
| Web site | www.in.gov | ||||||||||
Indiana is the 19th U.S. state and is located in the Midwest region of the United States of America. With over six million residents, it is ranked 15th in population and 17th in population density. It is 38th in land area.
Indiana is a diverse state with a few large urban areas and a number of smaller industrial cities. It is best known for the Indianapolis 500 American automobile race, held annually over the Memorial Day weekend, and a strong basketball tradition, often called Hoosier Hysteria. Residents of Indiana are called Hoosiers.
The state's name means "Land of the Indians" and Angel Mounds State Historic Site, one of the best preserved prehistoric Native American sites in the United States, can be found in southern Indiana.
Where is the connection between Speedlearning and Video Games?Indiana University has an ongoing research program on the difference between violent video games and entertaining but non-violent games. It started in 2002 at the School of Medicine by Vincent P. Mathews M.D. and W.G. Kronenberger, M.D.
According to the Wednesday, March 14, 2007 Toledo Blade, Ohio ended 2006 with the highest rate of foreclosures in the nation. Nearby Indiana was second and Michigan was third. 3.38% of all mortgages in Ohio were in foreclosure. In the subprime mortgage loan category 11.32% of the loans were in foreclosure.
The American Family Association of Indiana (AFA of Indiana) has delivered thousands petitions calling for a vote on a Marriage Protection Amendment. More than 4,200 petition signatures have been delivered to the office of Indiana House Speaker Patrick Bauer
Kudos to Ft. Wane (Indiana) native Steve Roddel. I read an article in the Ft. Wayne Journal Gazette yesterday about Steve’s website, familywatchdog.us. As it turns out, I have used this site in the past when I moved and was impressed at it’s operation. While not the greatest design, I was able to easily search my area for sexual offenders...
Roads and bridges built by U.S. taxpayers are starting to be sold off, and so far foreign-owned companies are doing the buying.On a single day in June, an Australian-Spanish partnership paid $3.8 billion to lease the Indiana Toll Road. An Australian company bought a 99-year lease on Virginia's Pocahontas Parkway, and Texas officials decided...