A state located on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha. Once considered part of the Great American Desert (actually a very agriculturally productive prairie land), Nebraska is now a leading farming and ranching state. It is the 37th US State; admitted March 1, 1867 into the Union. Nebraska is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa on the east and Missouri on the southeast, across the Missouri River; Kansas on the south; Colorado on the southwest; and Wyoming no the west. Other major cities are Bellevue, Grand Island, Kearney, Hastings, Fremont, North Platte, Norfolk, and Columbus. Its nickname is "The Cornhusker State" but sometimes also known as "The Beef State."