Ohio
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| Official language(s) | None | ||||||||||
| Capital | Columbus | ||||||||||
| Largest city | Columbus | ||||||||||
| Largest metro area | Cleveland | ||||||||||
| Area | Ranked 34th | ||||||||||
| - Total | 44,825 sq mi (116,096 km²) |
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| - Width | 220 miles (355 km) | ||||||||||
| - Length | 220 miles (355 km) | ||||||||||
| - % water | 8.7 | ||||||||||
| - Latitude | 38°27'N to 41°58'N | ||||||||||
| - Longitude | 80°32'W to 84°49'W | ||||||||||
| Population | Ranked 7th | ||||||||||
| - Total (2000) | 11,353,140 | ||||||||||
| - Density | 277.26/sq mi 107.05/km² (9th) |
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| Elevation | |||||||||||
| - Highest point | Campbell Hill[1] 1,550 ft (472 m) |
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| - Mean | 853 ft (260 m) | ||||||||||
| - Lowest point | Ohio River[1] 455 ft (139 m) |
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| Admission to Union | March 1, 1803, (17th, declared retroactively on August 7, 1953) |
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| Governor | Ted Strickland (D) | ||||||||||
| U.S. Senators | George V. Voinovich (R) Sherrod Brown (D) |
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| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 | ||||||||||
| Abbreviations | OH US-OH | ||||||||||
| Web site | www.ohio.gov | ||||||||||
Ohio is one of the 50 states in the United States. Its capital is Columbus. Columbus also is the largest city in Ohio.
Other large cities in Ohio are Cleveland, Cincinnati, Dayton, Akron, Toledo, and Youngstown.
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