Wisconsin

Size	169.000 km²
Inhabitants	4,9 Mil.
Time difference to CET	-7h
Middle temperatures in summer	28c
Middle temperatures in winter	-15c
Capital	Madison

Wisconsin is a state in north of the USA. It lies between Lake Michigan and the Mississippi and covers about 169.000 km². The capital is Madison. Nearly 130.000 people live in this town.

There are some sights in Madison, e.g. the State Capitol, which was built in 1917. On top of the capitol you can see the Madison Statue.

Other big cities are Milwaukee and Green Bay.

	Mississippi in Wisconsin The Mississippi forms more than half of the border to Minnesota and Iowa.
	Immigration At the end of the 19th century a lot of people from Europe, Russia and Eastasia immigrated into the USA.

by Martin