Dakota is a Sioux term for "friendly." North is a direction in English.
It means that it is the US State formed from the former Dakota Territory when it was eventuallly diviided into two states. Dakota Territory was created after Miinnesota became a state in 1858 and contained much of what would become Montana and Wyoming.
Saskatchewan and Manitoba, Canada are to the north of North Dakota and North Dakota is to the north of South Dakota.
North Dakota is up by the border of Canada, Wyoming is just next to South Dakota.
It is an analogy. North Carolina is to South Carolina as North Dakota is to South Dakota.
North Dakota is north of South Dakota.
The official nickname of North Dakota, as adopted by the North Dakota State Legislature in 1957, is the "Peace Garden State". The nick name was chosen because the International Peace Garden is located on the border of North Dakota, US and Manitoba, Canada.
North Dakota's flag is the same as the regimental flag carried by the First North Dakota Infantry in the Spanish American War and Philippine Insurrection, except for the words shown on the scroll below the eagle which say "North Dakota". It was adopted by the North Dakota Legislative Assembly on March 3, 1911.
North Dakota means freindly. North Dakota is the least visited states which makes it peacful and quiet. Spittin on the floor on the Saturday night bar, that's the only violence.
The US state of North Dakota is north of South Dakota.
North Dakota shares a border with Canada. Both the Canadian Provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba share borders with North Dakota.
No, North Dakota does not "pay you to live there". If you are an employee of the state of North Dakota then you would get paid to work in North Dakota by the state of North Dakota.
North Dakota's official state nickname, "The Peace Garden State", means that the International Peace Garden straddles the border between North Dakota in the US and Manitoba in Canada.
Only North Dakota shares a border with Canada.