| Date Admitted: | 1889 |
| State Capital: | Pierre |
| Admission to U.S.: | Fortieth State |
| Flag Adopted: | 1992 |
| State Motto: | "Under God the People Rule" |
| State Slogan: | "Great Faces. Great Places" |
| Nickname: | Mount Rushmore State |
| State Song: | "Hail! South Dakota" |
| State Flower: | Pasque |
| State Tree: | Western White Spruce |
| State Bird: | Chinese Ring-necked Pheasant |
| State Animal: | Coyote |
| State Fish: | Walleye |
| State Insect: | Apis Mellifera L. (Honey Bee) |
| State Fossil: | Triceratops (a horned dinosaur) |
| State Mineral: | Rose Quartz |
| State Gemstone: | Fairburn agate |
| State Jewelery: | Black Hills Gold |
| State Seal: |  |
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