Kentucky

Kentucky
Kentucky
	State
Kintra	Unitit States
Afore stateheid	pairt o Virginie
Admittit tae the Union	June 1, 1792 (15th)
Lairgest ceety	Louisville
Lairgest metro	Louisville metropolitan aurie
Govrenment
• Govrenor	Matt Bevin (R)
• Lieutenant Governor	Jenean Hampton (R)
Legislatur	Kentucky General Assembly
• Upper hoose	Senate
• Lawer hoose	Hoose o Representatives
U.S. senators	Mitch McConnell (R); Rand Paul (R)
U.S. Hoose delegation	5 Republicans, 1 Democrat (leet)
Population
• Total	4,436,974 (2,016 est)
• Density	42.5/km2 (110/sq mi)
Leid
• Offeecial leid	Inglis
Trad. abbreviation	Ky.
Latitude	36° 30′ N tae 39° 09′ N
Longitude	81° 58′ W tae 89° 34′ W

Kentucky is a state locatit in the east sooth-central region o the Unitit States. Awtho styled as the "State o Kentucky" in the law creautin it,^[3] Kentucky is ane o fowr U.S. states constitutit as a commonweel (the ithers bein Virginie, Pennsylvanie, an Massachusetts). Oeeginally a pairt o Virginie, in 1792 Kentucky becam the 15t state tae jyne the Union. Kentucky is the 37t maist extensive an the 26t maist populous o the 50 Unitit States.

Kentucky is kent as the "Bluegrass State," a nickname based on the bluegrass foond in mony o its pasturs due tae the fertile sile. Ane o the major regions in Kentucky is the Bluegrass Region in central Kentucky, that hooses twa o its major ceeties, Louisville an Lexington. It is a laund wi diverse environments an abundant resoorces, includin the warld's langest cave seestem, Mammoth Cave Naitional Pairk, the greatest lenth o navigable watterweys an streams in the contiguous Unitit States, an the twa lairgest man-made lochs east o the Mississippi River.

Kentucky is an aw kent for horse racin, bourbon distilleries, moonshine, coal, the "My Old Kentucky Home" historic naitional pairk, automobile manufacturin, tabaccae, bluegrass muisic, college basketbaw, an Kentucky Fried Chicken.