Located between Lake Erie and Ohio River, and having as neighbors Pennsylvania, Michigan, Ontario (Canada), Indiana, Kentucky, and West Virginia, Ohio links the Northeast of the United States to the Midwest, and is known for its status as both a swing state and a bellwether in national elections. The name originated from Iroquois word ohi-yo’, meaning "great river" or "large creek". Much of the state features glaciated plains, with an exceptionally flat area in the northwest being known as the Great Black Swamp, but the unglaciated Allegheny Plateau features rugged hills and forests. The economy of Ohio nominally would be the 24th largest global economy behind Sweden and ahead of Norway according to the 2013 International Monetary Fund projections. The state is commonly noted as the Nation's Industrial Capital, dating to its roots in the Rust Belt and Ohio's present-day intelligence and scientific dominance. The state's largest city is Columbus, founded in 1812 at the confluence of the Scioto and Olentangy rivers, which assumed the functions of state capital in 1816.
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