Ohio is a Midwestern state of the United States of America. Ohio's neighbors are Pennsylvania to the east, Michigan to the northwest, Ontario to the north, Indiana to the west, Kentucky on the south, and West Virginia on the southeast. Part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads. It was the first state admitted to the Union under the Northwest Ordinance.
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Ohio is a Midwestern state of the United States of America. Ohio's neighbors are Pennsylvania to the east, Michigan to the northwest, Ontario to the north, Indiana to the west, Kentucky on the south, and West Virginia on the southeast. Part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads. It was the first state admitted to the Union under the Northwest Ordinance.
As of 2006, Ohio has an estimated population of 11,478,006, which is an increase of 7,321 from the prior year and an increase of 124,861 since the year 2000. Immigration from outside the United States contributed of a growth of 92,101 people, most coming from Asia.
The climate of Ohio is a humid continental climate throughout most of the state, except in the extreme southern counties of Ohio's Bluegrass region which are located on the northern part of the humid subtropical climate and Upland South region of the United States. Summers are hot and humid throughout the State, while winters are generally cold.
Ohio is a major producer of machines, tires and rubber products, steel, processed foods, tools, and other manufactured goods. Ohio specializes in capital goods (goods used to make other goods): such as machine tools, automobile parts, industrial chemicals, and plastic moldings. Ohio's agricultural outputs are soybeans, dairy products, corn, tomatoes, hogs, cattle, poultry, and eggs. Its industrial outputs are transportation equipment, fabricated metal products, machinery, food processing, and electrical equipment.
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