| State of Nebraska |
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| Flag |
Èdìdí |
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| Ìlàjẹ́: Cornhusker State |
| Motto(s): Equality Before the Law |
 Map of the United States with Nebraska highlighted |
| Èdè oníibiṣẹ́ |
English |
| Orúkọaráàlú | Nebraskan |
| Olúìlú | Lincoln |
| Ìlú atóbijùlọ | Omaha |
| Largest metro area | Omaha-Council Bluffs |
| Àlà | Ipò 16th ní U.S. |
| - Total | 77,421 sq mi
(200,520 km2) |
| - Width | 210 miles (340 km) |
| - Length | 430 miles (690 km) |
| - % water | 0.7 |
| - Latitude | 40° N to 43° N |
| - Longitude | 95° 19' W to 104° 03' W |
| Iyeèrò | Ipò 38th ní U.S. |
| - Total | 1,783,432 (2008 est.).)[1] |
| - Density | 23/sq mi (8.88/km2)
Ranked 43rd in the U.S. |
| - Median income | $44,623 (20th) |
| Elevation | |
| - Highest point |
Panorama Point[2]
5,424 ft (1,653 m) |
| - Mean | 2,592 ft (790 m) |
| - Lowest point | Missouri River[2]
840 ft (256 m) |
| Admission to Union |
March 1, 1867 (37th) |
| Gómìnà | Dave Heineman (R) |
| Ìgbákejì Gómìnà | Rick Sheehy (R) |
| Legislature | {{{Legislature}}} |
| - Upper house | {{{Upperhouse}}} |
| - Lower house | {{{Lowerhouse}}} |
| U.S. Senators | Ben Nelson (D)
Mike Johanns (R) |
| U.S. House delegation | Jeff Fortenberry (R)
Lee Terry (R)
Adrian M. Smith (R) (list) |
| Time zones | |
| - most of state | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| - panhandle | Mountain: UTC-7/-6 |
| Abbreviations |
NE US-NE |
| Website | nebraska.gov |
