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 | ||||||||||
Population | Ranked 22nd | ||||||||||
- Total (2000) | 4,468,976 | ||||||||||
- Density | 102.59/sq mi 39.61/km² (22nd) |
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Elevation | |||||||||||
- Highest point | Driskill Mountain[2] 535 ft (163 m) |
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- Mean | 98 ft (30 m) | ||||||||||
- Lowest point | New Orleans[2] -8 ft (-2 m) |
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Admission to Union | April 30, 1812 (18th) | ||||||||||
Governor | Kathleen Blanco (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 Kathleen Babineaux Blanco.
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