About South Dakota:
Quick Facts:
Capital: Pierre.
Area: 77,116 sq mi (199,729 sq km).
Population: ~ 890,000.
Largest cities: Sioux Falls, Rapid City, Aberdeen, Brookings, Watertown, Mitchell, Huron, Spearfish, Yankton, Pierre, Vermillion, Sturgis, Belle Fourche, Brandon, Box Elder, Madison.
Abbreviations: SD.
National parks: Wind Cave, Badlands.
South Dakota is one of the fifty states of the United States, located in central North America, bordering North Dakota to the north, Nebraska to the south, Wyoming to the west, and Missouri to the east. South Dakota is also known as "the Rushmore Peak state." The capital of South Dakota is the city of Pierre. South Dakota is the seventeenth largest state in terms of area but the fifth smallest in terms of population and the fifth least populous of the 50 states.
Mount Rushmore, Badland National Park, Custer State Park, and Wind Cave National Park are all popular tourist destinations.
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