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Indiana: History, Economy & Culture

Indiana is a Midwestern state located in North America. It has an area of 38th largest and population of 17th most among U.S. states. The capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana has a diverse economy across its metropolitan areas and smaller cities, and is home to professional sports teams like the Indianapolis Colts and Indiana Pacers.

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Indiana: History, Economy & Culture

Indiana is a Midwestern state located in North America. It has an area of 38th largest and population of 17th most among U.S. states. The capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana has a diverse economy across its metropolitan areas and smaller cities, and is home to professional sports teams like the Indianapolis Colts and Indiana Pacers.

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Indiana (/ˌɪndiˈænə/ ( listen)) is a U.S.

state in the Midwestern and Great Lakes regions of North


America. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 United States. Its capital
and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th state on
December 11, 1816. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north, Ohio to the
east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the south and southeast, and the Wabash River and Illinois to
the west.
Before becoming a territory, various indigenous peoples inhabited Indiana for thousands of years.
Since its founding as a territory, settlement patterns in Indiana have reflected regional cultural
segmentation present in the Eastern United States; the state's northernmost tier was settled
primarily by people from New England and New York, Central Indiana by migrants from the Mid-
Atlantic states and adjacent Ohio, and Southern Indiana by settlers from the Southern states,
particularly Kentucky and Tennessee.[6]
Indiana has a diverse economy with a gross state product of $359.12 billion in 2017.[7] It has several
metropolitan areas with populations greater than 100,000 and a number of smaller industrial cities
and towns. Indiana is home to professional sports teams, including the NFL's Indianapolis Colts and
the NBA's Indiana Pacers, and hosts several notable competitive events, including the Indianapolis
500.

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