 North
Dakota lies in the Midwestern part of the United States
and in terms of area, it is considered to be the 19th
largest state in the country. There are about six
hundred and forty people living in this state and as
such, it is considered to be the third least populated
state in the United States.
Fargo is the largest city in
the state and its capital city is Bismarck. Fargo and
Grand Forks are locations where the primary public
universities are situated.
The western side of North
Dakota includes the northern part of the Badlands and
the hilly Great Plains. White Butte is the highest point
in this state and it stands at about 1,069 meters.
Majority of the people living in North Dakota are
generally Northern Europeans. Some of the major ethnic
groups in this state are Native American, German,
Swedish, French, Irish and Norwegian origins.
North
Dakota is said to have most churches per capita. About
thirty-five percent of the people living here are
Lutherans and the Roman Catholics comprise of about
thirty percent of population.
There are other
non-Christians religions that are also followed and they
are Buddhism, Islam, Judaism and Hinduism. All these
four religions constitutes about 4% of North Dakota’s
population.
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