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| Commonwealth of Kentucky | |||||
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| Nickname(s): Bluegrass State | |||||
| Motto(s): United we stand, divided we fall and Deo gratiam habeamus (Let us be grateful to God) | |||||
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| Official language(s) | English[१] | ||||
| Demonym | Kentuckian | ||||
| Capital | Frankfort | ||||
| Largest city | Louisville | ||||
| Largest metro area | Louisville metropolitan area | ||||
| Area | Ranked 37th in the U.S. | ||||
| - Total | 40,409 sq mi (104,659 km2) | ||||
| - Width | 140 miles (225 km) | ||||
| - Length | 379 miles (610 km) | ||||
| - % water | 1.7 | ||||
| - Latitude | 36° 30′ N to 39° 09′ N | ||||
| - Longitude | 81° 58′ W to 89° 34′ W | ||||
| Population | Ranked 26th in the U.S. | ||||
| - Total | 4,395,295 (2013 est) | ||||
| - Density | 110/sq mi (42.5/km2) Ranked 22nd in the U.S. | ||||
| Elevation | |||||
| - Highest point | Black Mountain[२][३] 4,145 ft (1263 m) | ||||
| - Mean | 750 ft (230 m) | ||||
| - Lowest point | Mississippi River at Kentucky Bend[२][३] 257 ft (78 m) | ||||
| Admission to Union | June 1, 1792 (15th) | ||||
| Governor | Steve Beshear (D) | ||||
| Lieutenant Governor | Jerry Abramson (D) | ||||
| Legislature | Kentucky General Assembly | ||||
| - Upper house | Senate | ||||
| - Lower house | House of Representatives | ||||
| U.S. Senators | Mitch McConnell (R) Rand Paul (R) | ||||
| U.S. House delegation | 5 Republicans, 1 Democrat (list) | ||||
| Time zones | |||||
| - eastern half | Eastern: UTC −5/−4 | ||||
| - western half | Central: UTC −6/−5 | ||||
| Abbreviations | KY US-KY | ||||
| Website | kentucky.gov | ||||
संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका देशस्य प्रदेश: अस्ति.
टिप्पणी[सम्पादयतु]
- ↑ "Kentucky State Symbols". Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Archived from the original on July 31, 2007. आह्रियत November 29, 2006.[नष्टसम्पर्कः]
- ↑ २.० २.१ "Elevations and Distances in the United States". United States Geological Survey. 2001. आह्रियत October 21, 2011.
- ↑ ३.० ३.१ Elevation adjusted to North American Vertical Datum of 1988.
बाह्यसम्पर्कतन्तुः[सम्पादयतु]
- Kentucky.gov: My New Kentucky Home
- Kentucky State Guide, from the Library of Congress
- Kentucky Department of Tourism
- The Kentucky Highlands Project
- USGS real-time, geographic, and other scientific resources of Kentucky
- Energy & Environmental Data for Kentucky
- Kentucky State Facts
- Kentucky: Unbridled Spirit
- Kentucky Virtual Library
- U.S. Census Bureau Kentucky QuickFacts
- Kentucky State Databases – Annotated list of searchable databases produced by Kentucky state agencies and compiled by the Government Documents Roundtable of the American Library Association.
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