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Facts Origin of State Name : From the Iroquois Indian word oheo, meaning "beautiful."
Nickname : The Buckeye State.
Capital : Columbus.
County : 88 counties
Location : 39.988N, 82.987W
Entered Union : 1 March 1803 (17th).
Song : "Beautiful Ohio."
Motto : With God All Things Are Possible.
Flag : The flag is a burgee, with three red and two white lateral stripes; at the staff is a blue triangular field covered with 17 stars (signifying Ohio's order of entry into the Union) grouped around a red disk superimposed on a white circular "O."
Animal : White-tailed deer.
Bird : Cardinal.
Insect : Ladybug.
Reptile : Black racer snake.
Flower : Scarlet carnation.
Tree : Buckeye.
Beverage : Tomato juice.
Stone : Ohio flint.
Population : 11,436,000
Agriculture : Soybeans, dairy products, corn, tomatoes, hogs, cattle, poultry and eggs.
Industry : Transportation equipment, fabricated metal products, machinery, food processing, electric equipment.