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INDIANA - USA
Indiana, meaning the "Land of the Indians", is a
state of the United States with its capital Indianapolis. The U.S. postal
abbreviation for the state is IN.
A resident of Indiana is called a Hoosier.
USS Indiana was named in honor of this state.
History
Indiana was originally part of the Northwest Territory and then the Indiana
Territory and joined the Union in 1816 as the 19th state.
Law and Government
The current Governor of Indiana is Joe Kernan (Democrat), the former
lieutenant governor for Frank O'Bannon, who died of a stroke on September
13, 2003. The U.S. senators are Evan Bayh (Democrat) and Richard G. Lugar
(Republican).
Geography
Indiana is bounded on the north by Lake Michigan and the state of Michigan,
on the east by Ohio, on the south by Kentucky with which it shares the Ohio
River as a border, and on the west by Illinois.
Economy
The total gross state product in 1999 was $182 billion placing Indiana 15th
in the nation. Indiana's Per Capita Income is $27,011. The state's
agricultural outputs are corn, soybeans, hogs, cattle, dairy products and
eggs. Its industrial outputs are steel, electrical equipment, transportation
equipment, chemical products, petroleum and coal products and machinery. In
addition, Indiana has the international headquarters of the Eli Lilly and
the US headquarters of the Roche pharmaceutical companies.
Demographics
The 2000 population was 6,080,485. Indiana is a state of mostly small towns
and midsize cities. Its largest city and capital is Indianapolis, where the
nation's most famous auto race, the Indianapolis 500, is held each year.
Education
Colleges and universities
State-Supported
Ball State University
Indiana State University
Indiana University System
Indiana University at Bloomington
Indiana University East
Indiana University at Kokomo
Indiana University Northwest
Indiana University at South Bend
Indiana University Southeast
Indiana University Purdue University at Columbus
Indiana University Purdue University at Fort Wayne
Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis
Purdue University System
Purdue University
Purdue University Calumet
Purdue University North Central
Indiana University Purdue University at Columbus
Indiana University Purdue University at Fort Wayne
Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis
Purdue University School of Technology
Anderson
Columbus
Indianapolis
Kokomo
Muncie
New Albany
Richmond
South Bend/Elkhart
Versailles
University of Southern Indiana
Private
Anderson University
Bethel College
Butler University
Calumet College of St. Joseph
Christian Theological Seminary
Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne
DePauw University
Earlham College
Franklin College
Goshen College
Grace College
Hanover College
Holy Cross College
Huntington College
Indiana Institute of Technology
Indiana Wesleyan University
Manchester College
Marian College
Martin University
Oakland City University
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Saint Joseph's College
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
Saint Mary's College
Taylor University
Tri-State University
University of Evansville
University of Indianapolis
University of Notre Dame
University of Saint Francis
Valparaiso University
Wabash College
Professional sports teams
Indianapolis Colts, National Football League
Indiana Pacers, National Basketball Association
Indiana Fever, Women's National Basketball Association
Indianapolis Ice, Central Hockey League
Minor League baseball teams
Indianapolis Indians
South Bend Silver Hawks
Fort Wayne Wizards
Miscellaneous information
State Bird: Cardinal
State Language: English
State Flower: Peony
State Motto: "The Crossroads of America"
State Poem: Indiana (http://www.in.gov/sic/about/emblems/state_poem.html),
by Arthur Franklin Mapes
State River: Wabash
State Stone: Limestone
State Song: On the Banks of the Wabash,
Far Away (http://www.in.gov/sic/about/emblems/state_song.html), by Paul
Dresser
State Tree: Tulip tree
Most of Indiana has exempted itself from the observation of daylight saving
time (DST). The area that is within the Eastern time zone is legally exempt
from daylight saving time; some counties within this area, particularly
Floyd, Clark, and Harrison counties near Louisville, Kentucky, and Ohio and
Dearborn counties near Cincinnati, Ohio, observe daylight saving time
unofficially and illegally by local custom. Several counties in the
northwestern corner of Indiana, near Chicago, Illinois, and several counties
in the southwestern corner of Indiana are in the Central time zone and
remain subject to daylight saving time.
The history of this unique arrangement is fairly convoluted. When DST was
formally adopted, Indiana was in the Central time zone. However, many parts
of the state stayed on Central DST the entire year. Eventually, a long-fought
battle in the Indiana state legislature led to the current compromise. In
the past several years, there have been attempts to place the entirety of
Indiana in the Eastern time zone, with Eastern DST, but these have proved
impossible to implement. More recently, support has begun to grow for
returning Indiana to the Central time zone with Central time zone DST, but
this has not been popular enough to implement.
Natural resources
There are 23 Indiana state parks, nine man-made reservoirs and hundreds of
lakes in the state.
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