Michigan is located in the northernmost part of the United States and consists of two peninsulas. The water separating the two peninsulas is called the Mackinac Waterway. The south is the lower peninsula, which is the main body of the country and has a large area. The western half of its southern border connects Indiana and the eastern half connects Ohio. There is a lake in the west, north and east of the peninsula, Lake Michigan in the west and north, Lake Huron in the northeast, Lake St. Clare and saint clair river in the east and Lake Erie in the southeast. The upper peninsula in the north is smaller than the lower peninsula, with Lake Superior in the north, Lake Michigan in the south, Wisconsin in the southwest, St. Maris River and Su Canal in the east.
The state covers an area of 250,493 square kilometers, ranking 1 1 among the 50 states in the United States. Located in the Great Lakes region, it is regulated by the lake wind and has a mild climate. The average maximum temperature in the northern city of Susan Marie is 10℃, and the average minimum temperature is-1℃. The average maximum temperature in Detroit in the southeast is 14℃, and the average minimum temperature is 6℃. The growth period of the upper peninsula is about 3 months, and the southern part of the lower peninsula is as long as 6 months. The average annual precipitation is 838 mm, which is more in the south, reaching 914 mm.
The population is 9.876 million (20 1 1 year), ranking eighth in the United States, with whites accounting for 79.6% of the total population and blacks accounting for 14%. There are 83 counties in Michigan, and Lansing, the state capital, has a population of 1 1.6 million, which is the political, cultural and educational center of the state. Detroit is the largest city in Michigan with a population of 870,000. Overseas Chinese in the Greater Detroit area are concentrated.
/kloc-inhabited by Indians in the 0/7th century; 1668, when French colonists established the first settlement; 170 1 year, Detroit became the center of fur trade; 1783 years later, it belonged to the United States. 1837 joined the Federation and became the 26th state in the United States.