Minnesota is the 12th largest in area and the 21st most populous of the U.S. States; nearly 60 percent of its residents live in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area (known as the "Twin Cities"), the centre of transportation, business, industry, education, and government and home to an internationally known arts community.
Minnesota waa meesha 12aad ee ugu weyn ee degaanka ah iyo tan ugu badan ee ku nool Mareykanka. ku dhowaad 60% deganayaasheeda waxay ku nool yihiin magaalooyinka Minneapolis-Saint Paul (oo loo yaqaan 'Twin Cities'), xarunta gaadiidka, ganacsiga, warshadaha, waxbarashada, iyo dawladda, iyo guryaha bulshada caalamka la yaqaan.