The Minnesota state flag is royal blue, with a gold fringe. In the center of the flag is the state seal. Around the state seal is a wreath of the state flower, the lady slipper. Three dates are woven into the wreath: 1858, the year Minnesota became a state; 1819, the year Fort Snelling was established; and 1893, the year the official flag was adopted. Nineteen stars ring the wreath. The largest star represents Minnesota.

Population, 2006 estimate 5,167,101, White persons 89.6%, Black persons 4.3%, American Indian and Alaska Native persons 1.2%, Asian persons 3.4%, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.1%, Persons reporting two or more races 1.4%, Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin 3.6%.