| North Dakota's official flag
was adopted in 1911. It has a blue field and
pictures a bald eagle holding a red ribbon in
its bill; The eagle is holding seven arrows
and an olive branch (with three red berries)
in its talons. The arrows represent the defense
of liberty, and the olive branch represents
peace. The eagle has a red, white and blue shield
on its body, with 13 stars (on a blue field)
and 13 red and white stripes (representing the
USA). Above the eagle are 13 yellow stars (representing
the original 13 colonies of the USA) and a yellow
fan. Under the eagle is a red scroll reading
North Dakota.
Capital: Bismarck
Nicknames: Sioux State; Flickertail
State; Peace Garden State; Rough Rider State.
Motto: Liberty and union,
now and forever: one and inseparable.
Flower: Wild Prairie Rose
(1907)
North Dakota was the 39th state in the USA;
it was admitted in 1889.
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