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Kentucky real estate shares its land borders with West Virginia, Tennessee, and Virginia. Although commonly considered a southern state, it is actually positioned farther north than many realize, as it also shares water borders with Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. Its northern border is the north side of the Ohio River near Cincinnati. Other major waterways in Kentucky include the Kentucky River, Tennessee River, the Cumberland River and the Green River, among others.
Kentucky and its residents are probably most well known for thoroughbred horses and horse racing, local whisky distilleries, and enthusiasm for basketball. The total gross state product for 2003 was $129 billion. Its Per Capita Personal Income was $26,575, 41st in the nation. Kentucky's agricultural outputs are horses, cattle, tobacco, dairy products, hogs, soybeans, corn, and often cotton in the west. Its industrial outputs are transportation equipment, chemical products, electric equipment, machinery, food processing, tobacco products, coal, and tourism.
There are five main regions in Kentucky: the Cumberland Mountains and Plateau in the southeast, the north-central Bluegrass Region, the south-central and western Pennyroyal Plateau, and the westernmost Jackson Purchase. The largest cities in Kentucky in terms of geographic area are Lexington and Louisville. The capital of Kentucky is Frankfort.*
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