Kentucky, formally the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the United States that is bordered to the north by Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio, to the east by West Virginia and Virginia, to the south by Tennessee, and to the west by Missouri. The Ohio River defines the Commonwealth's northern contours. Frankfort is the state capital, and Louisville and Lexington are the two major cities. In 2020, the state's population is expected to be around 4.5 million.
On June 1, 1792, Kentucky was admitted to the Union as the 15th state, separating from Virginia in the process. It is known as the "Bluegrass State," a moniker derived from Kentucky bluegrass, a grass species found in many of the state's pastures and which has aided the thoroughbred horse industry in the state's central region.
Mammoth Cave National Park in the state has the world's
longest cave system, as well as the longest navigable canals and streams
in the contiguous United States and the two largest man-made lakes east
of the Mississippi River. Horse racing, bourbon, moonshine, coal, the
historic state park "My Old Kentucky Home," automobile manufacture,
tobacco, bluegrass music, college basketball, Louisville Slugger
baseball bats, Kentucky Fried Chicken, and the Kentucky colonel are all
popular in Kentucky.
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