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Country Guide > North America > United States of America > Michigan | |
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General Information Nickname Great Lakes State State bird Michigan Robin State flower Apple Blossom Capital Lansing Date of admission to the Union January 26 1837
Population 10,112,620 (official estimate 2004) Population density 40.4 per sq km 2003 total overseas arrivals/US ranking 361,000/14 Time Eastern (GMT - 5) in the greater part of the State; Central (GMT - 6) in Dickinson, Gogebic, Iron and Menominee Counties. Daylight Saving Time is observed. The State Michigan comprises two peninsulas. These are divided by Lake Michigan, and linked by one of the world’s longest suspension bridges across the Straits of Mackinac. Lakes Superior, Huron and Erie also form the State’s shorelines. The Lower Peninsula, mainly agricultural and industrial, contains inland lakes, meadows and sandy beaches, as well as the ‘Motor City’ of Detroit. The Upper Peninsula is more rugged, and boasts forests, white beaches, trout streams and winter ski resorts. |
