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North Dakota fun facts
- The state produces over 50% of all US sunflower oil.
- North Dakota has the most northerly point in the contiguous US (excluding Alaska).
- The Bakken oil formation here made the state the #2 oil producer behind Texas in 2014.
- Theodore Roosevelt ranched in the Badlands here for 2 years and called it the experience that "made him president."
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Quick stats
- Population: under 1 million
- Area rank: #19 of 50
- Admitted: 1889
- Capital: Bismarck
- Largest city: Fargo
- Time zone: Central