Nebraska is located on the Great Plains of the midwest, also known as "tornado alley." Kool-Aid, CliffsNotes and Vise-Grips were all created in small towns in Nebraska. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha. Urban metropolitan areas include: Omaha-Council Bluffs, Lincoln-Sioux City. With Omaha and Lincoln being the two largest cities by far. Eighty-nine percent of the cities in Nebraska have fewer than 3,000 people. Nebraska shares this characteristic with five other midwest and southern states.