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Hoosier State · Capital: Indianapolis · Midwest (Midwest Rust)
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Capital
Indianapolis
Largest city
Indianapolis
Population
5–10 million
Area rank
#38 of 50
Admitted
1816
Time zone
Eastern Time
Region
Midwest
Letters
7
Bordering states: Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky.
4 fun facts about Indiana
- The Indianapolis 500, held every Memorial Day weekend, is the largest single-day sporting event in the world.
- Michael Jackson was born in Gary, Indiana in 1958, the 7th of 10 children.
- The state name means "Land of the Indians" — though the state's Native population was forcibly removed by the 1840s.
- Indiana is the only state with a basketball religion — high school games regularly sell out 20,000-seat arenas.
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