The state of Minnesota is also called "North Star State; Land of 10,000 Lakes; The Gopher State". Their moto is L’Étoile du Nord (French: The Star of the North). The largest city in Minnesota is Minneapolis. Before statehood it was called Minnesota Territory. Minnesota's government is comprised of the Governor, who is currently Mark Dayton (DFL), Lieutenant Governor, who is currently Yvonne Prettner Solon (DFL), Senators: Amy Klobuchar (DFL), Al Franken (DFL), House Delegation: 4 Democrats, 4 Republicans (list).The legislature is Minnesota Legislature.

Total area for Minnesota is 86,939 sq mi (225,181 km2) (Ranked 12th in the U.S.). The width is c. 200–350 miles (c. 320–560 km) and the length is c. 400 miles (c. 640 km). In terms of latitude and longitude we have: 43° 30′ N to 49° 23′ N and 89° 29′ W to 97° 14′ W. According to the 2010 United States Census, the total population is 5,303,925 (2010) 4,919,479 (2000) (Ranked 21st in the U.S.). This equates to a population density of 65.3/sq mi  (25.21/km2) Ranked 31st in the U.S.. The highest point is Eagle Mountain 2,302 ft (701 m) and the lowest point is Lake Superior 601 ft (183 m).

The local time zone is Central: UTC-6/-5. The abbreviations used for this state are MN Minn. US-MN. Additional information and the official website of the state is found at www.state.mn.us.

Short Description
Minnesota i/mɪnɨˈsoʊtə/ is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state on May 11, 1858. Known as the Land of 10,000 Lakes, the state's name comes from a Dakota word for 'sky-tinted water'. Those waters, together with forests, parks, and wilderness areas, offer residents and tourists a variety of outdoor recreational opportunities.

Nearly 60% of Minnesota's residents live in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area known as the 'Twin Cities', the center of transportation, business, industry and education, and home to an internationally known arts community. The remainder of the state consists of western prairies now given over to intensive agriculture; deciduous forests in the southeast, now cleared, farmed and settled; and the less populated North Woods, used for mining, forestry, and recreation.

Minnesota is known for its relatively mixed social and political orientations, and has a high rate of civic participation and voter turnout. Minnesota ranks among the healthiest states, and has a highly literate population. The large majority of residents are of Scandinavian and German descent. The state is known as a center of Scandinavian American culture. Ethnic diversity has increased in recent decades. Substantial influxes of African, Asian, and Latin American immigrants have joined the descendants of European immigrants and the original Native American inhabitants.