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After years of obscurity, Minneapolis and St Paul have finally snagged a share of the spotlight, thanks to the efforts of talent like Prince, The Replacements, Garrison Keillor, the filmmaking Coen brothers, and Jesse 'The Body' Ventura, the only US governor (with the possible exception of Arnie) who could pull off a flying scissors kick.
It's said that Mark Twain was the first to call Minneapolis and St Paul the 'Twin Cities,' owing to their proximity (less than a dozen miles apart) along the Mississippi River. The Twin Cities are pure heartland USA - industrious, prosperous, and heavily into sports, shopping and the great outdoors.
Fast Facts
Population
368,400
Currency
Name: US Dollar
Code: USD
Symbol: US$
Electrical Plugs
110V 60Hz
Languages Spoken
Essential: English
Time Zones
GMT/UTC -6
Country Dialing Code
+1
Weights & Measures
Imperial
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