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  1. <text id=93AT0395>
  2. <title>
  3. Louisiana--Vital Statistics
  4. </title>
  5. <history>
  6. Compact ALMANAC--United States Directory          
  7. Louisiana                                            
  8. </history>
  9. <article>
  10. <source>Compact</source>
  11. <hdr>
  12. Vital Statistics
  13. </hdr>
  14. <body>
  15. <table>
  16. <row><c format=bold type=a>Nickname<c type=a>The Pelican State
  17. <row><c>Motto<c>Union, Justice and Confidence
  18. <row><c>Flower<c>Magnolia
  19. <row><c>Bird<c>Eastern Brown Pelican
  20. <row><c>Tree<c>Bald Cypress
  21. <row><c>Song<c>Give Me Louisiana 
  22. <row><c><c>You Are My Sunshine
  23. <row><c>Crustacean<c>Crawfish
  24. <row><c>Dog<c>Catahoula Leopard
  25. <row><c>Entered the Union<c>April 30, 1812
  26. <row><c>Capital<c>Baton Rouge
  27. <row><c format=bold type=a>Land Area (square miles)<c type=a>43,566
  28. <row><c>   Rank in Nation<c>33rd
  29. <row><c>1990 Census Population<c>4,219,973
  30. <row><c>   Rank in Nation<c>21st
  31. <row><c>Density per square mile<c>96.86
  32. <row><c>1992 Estimated Population<c>4,287,000
  33. <row><c>Number of Representatives in Congress<c>7
  34. <row><c>Capital City<c>Baton Rouge
  35. <row><c>   Population<c>219,531
  36. <row><c>   Rank in State<c>2nd
  37. <row><c>Largest City<c>New Orleans
  38. <row><c>   Population<c>496,938
  39. <row><c>Number of Places over 10,000 Population<c>45
  40. </table>
  41. <p>Source: The Book of the States, 1992-93 edition, Vol. 29; The Council of State Governments, Lexington, KY.
  42. </p>
  43. </body>
  44. </article>
  45. </text>
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