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Federated state of the central USA, 200,350 km², 1,768,331 residents (2006
estimate), 9 inhabitants / km², capital: Lincoln. Borders: South
Dakota (N), Iowa (E), Missouri (SE), Kansas (S), Colorado (SW), Wyoming (W).
State Overview
Nebraska is predominantly flat, or undulating, in the eastern and central
sectors; proceeding towards W, the altitude gradually increases and the
landscape becomes more varied due to the intense erosive action of the rivers,
which have affected deep valleys. The northwestern part of the state is affected
by massive meteoric erosion phenomena, which have given rise to badlands. The
main rivers are Missouri, which marks the eastern border, with
the Niobrara tributaries and Platte, and the Republican River, a tributary of
the Kansas River. There are numerous lake basins, however largely
artificial. The climate is continental, with strong temperature fluctuations:
rainfall is around 700 mm per year. The main economic resources of the state are
agriculture (cereals, vegetables, fruit, soy, potatoes, sugar beets), cattle and
pig breeding, the exploitation of the subsoil (oil, cement marl) and industry,
developed in food sectors (sugar factories, canneries, milling complexes),
mechanical, electronic and pharmaceutical sectors. Important cities, in addition
to the capital, are Omaha, Grand Island, Hastings and Fremont.
History
Passed to the United States when in 1803 they bought Louisiana (of which it
was part), it was for a long time neglected by pioneers and economic operators,
until it was organized in the Territory in 1854. The dramatic congressional
debate centered on its future as a free or slave state relating to the Kansas-Nebraska-Act,
by which the Missouri Compromise was overcome with known consequences for the
future of the Union. The current Constitution was approved in 1866 and the
following year the state was admitted to the Union. At the end of the
century XIX the populists achieved notable successes.
Fremont (Nebraska)
City (24,000 residents) of the State of Nebraska (USA), 45 km WNW of Omaha,
on the Platte River. Agricultural (cereals) and livestock market with food,
metallurgical and building materials industries.
Hastings (Nebraska)
City (23,000 residents) of the State of Nebraska (USA), 35 km S of Grand
Island, to the right of the Platte River. Agricultural market with engineering,
electrotechnical and food industries.
Grand Island
City (33,200 residents) of the State of Nebraska (USA), 140 km WNW
of Lincoln, 567 m near the left bank of the Platte River. Important railway
junction, there is an active agricultural market (wheat, fruit, vegetables,
sugar beets) and animal husbandry, with food, mechanical and building materials
industries. Airport.
Omaha
City (371,291 residents in 1998; 681,698 residents the metropolitan area in
1996) of the State of Nebraska (USA), 80 km NE of Lincoln, 296 m on the right
of Missouri, just upstream of the confluence of the river in it Platte,
facing Council Bluffs (Iowa). A major hub of road and rail communications and an
active river port, in the heart of a region intensely cultivated with cereals
and fodder, it is home to flourishing metallurgical (lead), textile,
petrochemical, mechanical, food and chemical industries. Creighton University
(1878) and Nebraska (1908).
Lincoln (Nebraska)
City (209,192 residents in 1996) and capital of the State of
Nebraska (USA), 260 km NW of Kansas City, 351 m in the southeastern part of the
State. Important agricultural-commercial center, it is home to food, mechanical,
chemical, graphic, clothing, furniture, building materials and rubber
industries. University (University of Nebraska, 1869, and Nebraska Wesleyan
University, 1887). Airport. Founded under the name of Lancaster, it was called
Lincoln in 1867 in honor of Abraham Lincoln when it was chosen as the state
capital.
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