Louisiana
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| Official language(s) | de jure: none de facto: English & French |
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| Capital | Baton Rouge | ||||||||||
| Largest city | New Orleans [1] | ||||||||||
| Area | Ranked 31st | ||||||||||
| - Total | 51,885 sq mi (134,382 km²) |
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| - Width | 130 miles (210 km) | ||||||||||
| - Length | 379 miles (610 km) | ||||||||||
| - % water | 16 | ||||||||||
| - Latitude | 29°N to 33°N | ||||||||||
| - Longitude | 89°W to 94°W | ||||||||||
| Number of people | Ranked 22nd | ||||||||||
| - Total (2000) | 4,468,976 | ||||||||||
| - Density | 102.59/sq mi 39.61/km² (22nd) |
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| Height above sea level | |||||||||||
| - Highest point | Driskill Mountain[2] 535 ft (163 m) |
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| - Average | 98 ft (30 m) | ||||||||||
| - Lowest point | New Orleans[2] -8 ft (-2 m) |
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| Became part of the U.S. | April 30, 1812 (18th) | ||||||||||
| Governor | Piyush "Bobby" Jindal (D) | ||||||||||
| U.S. Senators | Mary Landrieu (D) David Vitter (R) |
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| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 | ||||||||||
| Abbreviations | LA US-LA | ||||||||||
| Web site | www.louisiana.gov | ||||||||||
Louisiana is one state of the United States of America.
Louisiana is in the south of the U.S.A. To the west of Louisiana is Texas. To the north is Arkansas. To the east is the state of Mississippi. To the south is the Gulf of Mexico.
The capital of Louisiana is Baton Rouge. The largest city is New Orleans.
The south end of the Mississippi River is in Louisiana.
The size of Louisiana is 134,382 km². In the year 2000 4,468,976 people were in Louisiana.
The governor of Louisiana is Piyush "Bobby" Jindal.
[change] References
- ↑ Estimates of post-Katrina populations. United States Census Bureau (2006).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Elevations and Distances in the United States. U.S Geological Survey (29 April 2005). Retrieved on 6 November 2006.
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| National capital | District of Columbia |
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| Hypothetical states | 51st state |
