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Nebraska is a state in the Midwestern part of the United States of America. With an area of 200,520 km² (77,421 sq mi) and a population of 1,711,263 (per the 2000 census), Nebraska is ranked as the 16th largest state by land area, and the 38th by population. Nebraska's name is derived from a Chiwere word meaning "flat water," after the Platte River that flows through the state.

Nebraskans are sometimes colloquially referred to as "Cornhuskers" (which is derived from the state nickname, the Cornhusker state). Once considered part of the Great American Desert, it is now a leading farming state.