Nebraska. Nebraska is a landlocked state in the Midwestern region of the United States.
Art portraying the state often focuses on vast, open landscapes, dramatic weather, semi-arid climate, and fertile grasslands. Nebraska borders South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east; and Missouri to the southeast, with both states separated from Nebraska by the Missouri River.
Nebraska is the 16th-largest state by land area, with just over 77,000 square miles. With a population of over 1.9 million, it is the 38th-most populous state and the eighth-least densely populated.
Its capital is Lincoln, and its most populous city is Omaha, which is on the Missouri River. Nebraska was admitted into the United States in 1867, two years after the end of the American Civil War.
The Nebraska Legislature is unlike any other American legislature in that it is unicameral, and its members are elected without any official reference to political party affiliation. Nebraska is one of only two states that divide electoral college votes by district, and is not winner-take-all. Nebraska is composed of two major land regions: the Dissected Till Plains and the Great Plains. The Dissected Till Plains region consists of gently rolling hills and contains the state's largest cities, Omaha and Lincoln. The Great Plains region, occupying most of western Nebraska, is characterized by treeless prairie. Eastern Nebraska has a hum