Brief introduction of Wisconsin, USA

Wisconsin-Wisconsin in English? (WI)？ Ranked sixteenth among the fifty states in the United States.

Wisconsin, whose name comes from Indian language, means "full of grass"? Location.

A state in the northern United States. Don't call it Badger State. Lake Superior in the northwest and Lake Michigan in the east? . Area 14.53? Ten thousand square kilometers. The population is 4,906,700 (1.990), and the urban population accounts for about 65%. Madison, capital.

Is the north a superior highland? Is it the southern plain? . ? There are more than 10000 lakes. In the Quaternary, except the southwest, the whole area was covered by glaciers, so most of them were glacial lakes. Temperate continental climate, Leng Xia fever in winter, regulated by the Great Lakes, and mild climate in lakeside area? . The average annual precipitation is 760 mm? More spring and summer. The forest coverage rate is 45%, mainly distributed in the north.

French explorer Jean Nicholas became the first European to arrive here. 1763 back to England. 1783 belongs to the United States. The border area was established in 1836. 1848 joined the Federation and became the 30th state in the United States.

45% of Honshu is a forest area with fertile land, which is the main producing area of American ginseng. Agriculture is mainly dairy farming, which is called American dairy farm. The manufacturing industry is mainly mining machinery, X-ray equipment and lifting machinery.

Most of the residents in this state are descendants of Nordic immigrants, and Nordic culture has a great influence.

Colonization began in 1670. 1848 On May 29th, it became the 30th state of the United States. There are butterflies, violets and butterflies? Violet is the state flower. The state's alias is Badger, the "State of Rights" of Wisconsin's state flag? Statement. Our motto: "Forward".

The state capital is Madison, which is located to the west of Milwaukee with a population of 300,000. There are five or seven colleges and universities in this state, and there are many state universities. The University of Wisconsin in Madison was founded in 1848, with about 6,000 students. 1956, there were as many as 20,000 students in Milwaukee.

This state has two characteristics: one is the state of dairy cows. The state is full of ups and downs, with lush grasslands and more than two million cows. Among the farms in Quanzhou, 80% are dairy farms. The annual output of milk, butter and cheese ranks first in all states. Second, the state of afforestation and papermaking. The topography, climate and soil of this state are suitable for afforestation. After decades of efforts, it has been widely used in papermaking.

The state borders Lake Superior in the northwest, Lake Michigan in the east, Michigan in the northeast, Minnesota in the west, Iowa and Illinois in the southwest and south. The state can be divided into two regions: (a) Subiliutai region in the north. (b) The central and southern parts are low hills and shallow valleys. During the ice age, the southern part of Honshu, which is located to the east of the Mississippi River, may have been affected by the high terrain in the north, and all moraines were eroded. This area is called "moraine-free zone". In other places, moraine is widely distributed. More than half of the land in this state is woodland, which is rich in hardwood. The main crops are corn, oats, cranberries and maple syrup. There are many turkeys, pigs and cows.

The industry in this state is very prosperous, and the total product value accounts for 40% of the state's GDP. The minerals are zinc and iron. There are sixteen ports in this state. The largest one is Milwaukee, located in the southeast of Milwaukee, on the shores of Lake Michigan, with a population of1400,000. It is one of the major cities in the northern United States that manufacture internal combustion engines. I. Natural and human environment

(1) Geographical location, area, population and climate

1. Location: North-central United States, near the Great Lakes.

2. face Product: 56? 153 square mile.

3. people? Mouth: 5? 224,000 people (1998).

4.gas? It is cold in winter and warm in summer, which is greatly influenced by the climate of the Great Lakes.

5. National flower: butterfly violet flower

6. state bird: robin

(2) Capital, industrial and commercial center

1. First of all? F: Madison? (Madison)

2. Business Center: Racine, Milwaukee? (milwaukee) For business center, green? There are also some industries in the Gulf.

(3) Political system

1. was elected governor for a term of four years.

State legislators meet once a year in January.

(4) Natural resources

Dolomite, granite, iron, lead, zinc, copper, basalt and quartzite.

[Edit this paragraph] 2. Economic overview

(1) per capita income: 25,079 yuan (1.998)

(2) GDP of this state:1.392 million USD.

[Edit this paragraph] III. taxation

(1) The enterprise income tax is 7.9%.

(2) status sales? Tax? 5%, state use tax 5%, county sales tax 0.5%.

(3) Goods tax is 3.039%

(4) employees? The highest payment is 9.75%, and the lowest payment is 0.02%.

(5) The rate of labor unemployment insurance is 3.05%.

(6) The personal income tax rate is 6.93%.

(7) Retailers can get a 2% sales tax discount before 1 10,000 yuan, a 1% sales tax discount for the second110,000 yuan, and a 0.5% sales tax discount for the part exceeding 20,000 yuan.

[Edit this paragraph] 4. Investment matters

(1) investment laws and regulations

There is no separate investment law in this state, but it can be found in relevant laws and regulations according to different investment industries.

(2) Measures to encourage investment

1. Can machinery and pollution prevention equipment be sold duty-free? Tax and property? Tax.

2. There is no inheritance tax and gift tax.

3. Can manufacturing inventory be exempted from property? Tax.

4. Manufacturing energy can be deducted from sales tax and use tax.

5. Weizhou Development Foundation provides low-interest loans to enterprises that increase employment opportunities.

6. The Industrial Development Foundation provides subsidies and loans to companies researching new products and manufacturing industries.

7. Subsidies for detection of harmful pollutants.

8. Employee Rights Assistance Loan Scheme.

(3) investment restrictions

National defense industry, aerospace industry, telecommunications industry, banking industry, etc.

(4) Investment institutions

Wisconsin? Department? Yes? trade

(5) investment application procedures and examination procedures.

1. Apply for the profit registration certificate from the commercial department of the state government.

2. Both the factory construction permit and the land use zoning permit are applicable to the local government.

[Edit this paragraph] V. Infrastructure and rates

1. Water fee per 1000? cu.ft？ 10.5 yuan

2. Industrial gas per million in british thermal unit? 3.52 yuan, electricity per kwh? 4.0? Cents.

3. Is telecommunications developed? There are local area networks and wide area networks all over the state? (wide? Area? Network))

There are railways all over the state. 700 miles, 65438+ million miles of expressway, 145 airports.

[Edit this paragraph] VI. Important industries

(1) Agriculture: corn, dairy products, beans and cherries.

(2) Manufacturing industry: electronics and machinery industry.

(3) Tourism: Close to the Great Lakes with beautiful scenery.

[Edit this paragraph] Important towns

Madison-the capital?

Milwaukee?

Green Bay? Bay)?

Shuiqing? (Eau？ Claire)

Tears? (lacrosse)?

Vosso? (Vosso)? Ginseng producing area?

Appleton? (appleton)?

Oshkosh?

Manitowoc? (Manitowoc)?

Sheboygan? (Sheboygan)?

Racine? (Racine)?

Kenosha? (Kenosha)