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The Wisconsin Portal Dairy is amajor industry in the State of Wisconsin. Pictured is a worker in 1922 at aNew Glarus cheese factory placing a Wisconsin stamp on wheels of cheese.  Wisconsin is astate in theUpper Midwest andGreat Lakes regions of theUnited States. It bordersMinnesota to the west,Iowa to the southwest,Illinois to the south,Lake Michigan to the east,Michigan to the northeast, andLake Superior to the north. With a population of about 6 million and an area of about 65,500 square miles (170,000 km2), Wisconsin is the21st-largest state by population and the23rd-largest by area. It has72 counties. The state'smost populous city isMilwaukee. Its capital and second-most populous city isMadison; other urban areas includeGreen Bay and theFox Cities. Wisconsin's geography is diverse, with dense forests in the north (includingChequamegon–Nicolet National Forest), rugged unglaciated hills in the westernDriftless Area, and wooded plains, lowlands, and farms stretching from the interior east to Lake Michigan. Wisconsin has the third-longestGreat Lakes coastline, afterOntario and Michigan. At the time of European contact, the area was inhabited byAlgonquian andSiouan nations, and today it is home toeleven federally recognized tribes. Originally part of theNorthwest Territory, it wasadmitted as a state in 1848. During the 19th and early 20th centuries, many European settlers entered the state, mostly fromGermany andScandinavia. Wisconsin remains a center ofGerman American andScandinavian American culture, particularly inits cuisine, with foods such asbratwurst andkringle. Wisconsin is one of the nation's leadingdairy producers and is known as "America's Dairyland"; it is particularly famous forits cheese. The state is also famous forits breweries, withbeer in Milwaukee a longstanding industry. Wisconsin has some of the nation's most permissivealcohol laws and is known for itsdrinking culture. Its economy is dominated by manufacturing, healthcare, information technology, and agriculture—specifically dairy,cranberries, andginseng. Tourism is also a major contributor to its economy. Thegross domestic product in 2020 was $348 billion. Wisconsin is home to one UNESCOWorld Heritage Site, comprisingtwo of the most significant buildings designed by Wisconsin-born architectFrank Lloyd Wright: his studio atTaliesin and hisJacobs I House. Politically, it is considered aswing state in national and statewide elections; theRepublican Party was founded in Wisconsin in 1854. (Full article...)
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