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Also known as: Beaver State
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Oregon: flag
flag of Oregon
state seal of Oregon
Seal of Oregon
Oregon's state bird is the Western meadowlark.
Oregon's state bird is the Western meadowlark.
The Oregon grape is the state flower.
The Oregon grape is the state flower.
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Category: Geography & Travel
Capital:
Salem
Population:
(2020) 4,237,256; (2023 est.) 4,233,358
Governor:
Tina Kotek (Democrat)
Date Of Admission:
Feb. 14, 1859
U.S. Senators:
Ron Wyden (Democrat)
Jeff Merkley (Democrat)
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Oregon, constituent state of the United States of America. Oregon is bounded to the north by Washington state, from which it receives the waters of the Columbia River; to the east by Idaho, more than half the border with which is formed by the winding Snake River and Hells Canyon; to the south by Nevada and California, with which Oregon shares its mountain and desert systems; and to the west by the Pacific Ocean, which produces the moderate climate of Oregon’s western lands. The capital is Salem, in the northwestern part of the state. Admitted to the union as the ...(100 of 6214 words)

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