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Parent topics
- United States of America [r]: a large nation in middle North America with a republic of fifty semi-independent states, a nation since 1776. [e]
Subtopics
Cities and towns
- Bismarck, North Dakota [r]: Capital of the U.S. state of North Dakota, located in the center of the state. [e]
- Fargo, North Dakota [r]: The largest city in North Dakota, located on the eastern border of the state; 2006 estimated population 90,000. [e]
- Grand Forks, North Dakota [r]: A city in North Dakota located on the eastern border of the state; 2006 estimated population 50,000. [e]
Politics and government
State government
U.S. Senate
- Kent Conrad [r]: Senator, D-North Dakota; Chairman, Senate Committee on Budget; Senate Committee on Finance, chairman, Subcommittee on Taxation, IRS Oversight, and Long-Term Growth, member, Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources and Infrastructure and Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions and Family Policy; Gang of Six on health care reform; Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, Subcommittee on Energy, Science and Technology; Subcommittee on Domestic & Foreign Marketing, Inspection, & Plant & Animal Health; Subcommittee on Production, Income Protection and Price Support [e]
- Byron Dorgan [r]: U.S. Senator (D-North Dakota); participant, 2009 White House Forum on Health Reform [e]
U.S. House of Representatives
- Earl Pomeroy [r]: U.S. Representative,(D-North Dakota); Co-chair, Congressional Rural Healthcare Coalition; Blue Dog Coalition; 2009 White House Forum on Health Reform; Congressional Native American Caucus [e]
Geographical features
- Great Plains [r]: A large area of semi-arid grasslands located east of the Rocky Mountains and west of the Mississippi River and extending from Texas northwards into southern Canada. [e]
- Missouri River [r]: The longest river in the U.S., running more than 2000 miles from Montana until it joins the Mississippi River north of St. Louis, Missouri; it is highly dammed. [e]
Noteworthy places
People
- Kent Conrad [r]: Senator, D-North Dakota; Chairman, Senate Committee on Budget; Senate Committee on Finance, chairman, Subcommittee on Taxation, IRS Oversight, and Long-Term Growth, member, Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources and Infrastructure and Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions and Family Policy; Gang of Six on health care reform; Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, Subcommittee on Energy, Science and Technology; Subcommittee on Domestic & Foreign Marketing, Inspection, & Plant & Animal Health; Subcommittee on Production, Income Protection and Price Support [e]
Federal
- Minot Air Force Base [r]: Located in North Dakota, it is one of two United States Air Force bases with a B-52 bomber wing, and is administratively under the Eighth Air Force. It also hosts the 91st Space Wing of LGM-30 Minuteman long-range ballistic missiles [e]
- Grand Forks Air Force Base [r]: Add brief definition or description
North Dakota history
- Louisiana Purchase [r]: A land purchase of the entire Louisiana Territory in 1803 from France by the United States by President Thomas Jefferson. [e]
U.S. states and Canadian provinces of the Great Plains
- Alberta [r]: One of the western prairie provinces of Canada, rich in oil and with a population of about 3.5 million (2007 estimate). [e]
- Saskatchewan [r]: An Prairie province in central Canada with a population of about 994,000. [e]
- Manitoba [r]: One of Canada's ten provinces, between Ontario and Saskatchewan, south of the Territory of Nunavut. [e]
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