Indianapolis

Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana and the seat of Marion County. It is located in the East North Central region of the Midwest, near the confluence of the White River and Fall Creek. The city covers 370 square miles and had an estimated population of 853,175 in 2015, making it the largest city in Indiana, second largest in the Midwest, and 14th largest in the U.S. Approximately 1,988,815 people live in the Indianapolis metropolitan area (MSA), the 34th most populous MSA in the U.S. Its combined statistical area (CSA) ranks 26th, with a population of 2,372,530.

Indianapolis continues to be a distribution and logistics center, as more interstate highways intersect with the city than any other in the U.S. This has led to the city's nickname as the "Crossroads of America." Three Fortune 500, four Fortune 1000 companies, and a robust sport tourism and convention industry, contributed to a gross domestic product (GDP) of $125.8 billion in 2014. Indianapolis hosts many notable events annually, including the largest single-day sporting event in the world, the Indianapolis 500 automobile race. As headquarters for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the city frequently hosts the Men's and Women's Final Four basketball tournaments. It hosted Pan American Games X in 1987 and Super Bowl XLVI in 2012.

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Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana and the seat of Marion County. It is located in the East North Central region of the Midwest, near the confluence of the White River and Fall Creek. The city covers 370 square miles and had an estimated population of 853,175 in 2015, making it the largest city in Indiana, second largest in the Midwest, and 14th largest in the U.S. Approximately 1,988,815 people live in the Indianapolis metropolitan area (MSA), the 34th most populous MSA in the U.S. Its combined statistical area (CSA) ranks 26th, with a population of 2,372,530.

Indianapolis continues to be a distribution and logistics center, as more interstate highways intersect with the city than any other in the U.S. This has led to the city's nickname as the "Crossroads of America." Three Fortune 500, four Fortune 1000 companies, and a robust sport tourism and convention industry, contributed to a gross domestic product (GDP) of $125.8 billion in 2014. Indianapolis hosts many notable events annually, including the largest single-day sporting event in the world, the Indianapolis 500 automobile race. As headquarters for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the city frequently hosts the Men's and Women's Final Four basketball tournaments. It hosted Pan American Games X in 1987 and Super Bowl XLVI in 2012.

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