Only in the south does the Lower Peninsula have national borders with the states of Ohio and Indiana. The Upper Peninsula shares a land border with Wisconsin in the southwest. The remaining borders are formed by Lake Michigan to the west towards Illinois and Lake Superior towards Minnesota. The border with the Canadian province of Ontario runs through Lake Superior, Lake Huron and Lake Erie. Check act-test-centers for 4-year colleges and universities in Michigan.
Capital city: Lansing
Largest metropolis: Detroit
Nickname: The Great Lakes State, The Wolverine State, The Automotive State, Water-Winter Wonderland
Motto: Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice (If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you)
The US state of Michigan consists of two large peninsulas. Its nickname is “Great Lakes State”, which means “State of the Great Lakes” in German. With a total area of just over 250,000 km², just over 103,000 km² are covered with water. More than 70 national parks, so-called state parks, can be found in this […]
Area 253,266 km² Residents 9,928,300 Residents per km² 39.2 Capital Lansing Postal Code MI ISO-3166-2 code US MI FIPS code 26th Michigan is a state of the United States. It is known as the birthplace of the automotive industry, but it also has a large tourism industry. Destinations like Traverse City, Mackinac Island, and the […]
