NENebraska
Cornhusker State · Capital: Lincoln · Midwest (Plains)
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Capital
Lincoln
Largest city
Omaha
Population
1–5 million
Area rank
#16 of 50
Admitted
1867
Time zone
Central Time
Region
Midwest
Letters
8
Bordering states: South Dakota, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, Wyoming.
4 fun facts about Nebraska
- Nebraska has the only unicameral state legislature in the US (single chamber, no senate vs house).
- Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett's company, is HQ'd in Omaha.
- The Reuben sandwich was invented in Omaha at the Blackstone Hotel, 1925.
- Nebraska's official soft drink is Kool-Aid (invented in Hastings, 1927).
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