State of the north central United States. It was admitted as the 19th state in the 1816. The area was controlled by France until in 1763 and by Great Britain until 1783. Indiana Territory was formed in the 1800.
Indianapolis is the capital and the largest city. Population of Indiana 6,350,000. Wabash River and the Ohio River define its southwestern and southern borders, Lake Michigan lies to the northwest. Indiana was originally inhabited by the Indians speaking Algonquian languages, including the Miami, Potawatomi and the Delaware peoples. Indiana often called the crossroads of America, was a center of commerce even before the arrival of the European explorers in the 1670s. Bounded on the north by the Lake Michigan and on the south by the Ohio River. The state's several important rivers and portages made it a strategic military location.

Indiana is a glaciated lake area, separated by the Wabash River from the central agricultural plain, which is rich with deep glacial drift. Southern portion of the state is a succession of bottomlands interspersed with knolls and ridges, gorges and valleys. Limestone caves such as the big Wyandotte Cave and the mineral springs, as at French Lick and West Baden Springs are founded there.

Indiana is primarily a manufacturing state, about three quarters of the land is utilized for agriculture. Grain crops mainly corn and wheat are important and also support livestock and dairying industries. Soybeans and hay are also principal crops and popcorn and widely varied vegetables and fruits are also produced. Hogs, eggs, and cattle are also important. The meatpacking is chief among the many industries related to the agriculture. Indiana has been generally conservative and Republican, although Democrats have had some successes in gubernatorial and congressional elections.

Indiana territory was formed in 1800 and included the states of Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin and the parts of Michigan and Minnesota. Vincennes was made the capital which in 1813 was moved to Corydon. The Indiana has a humid continental climate with hot, humid summers and cool to cold winters. Largest city in Indiana is state capital Indianapolis. Indiana Government has three branches 1) executive government 2) legislative parliament 3) judicial. Governor of the Indiana elected for a four year term, heads the government. Indiana is more of a stronghold for Republican Presidential candidates than for candidates elected to state government.

High percentage of the Indiana's income is from manufacturing. Calumet region of northwest Indiana is the largest steel producing area in the U.S. steelmaking itself requires generating very large amounts of the electric power. The Indiana's other manufactures include pharmaceuticals and medical devices, automobiles, electrical equipment, transportation equipment, chemical products, rubber, petroleum and coal products.