| Missouri (MO) |
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| Missouri's Web Site | ||
Capital City: |
Jefferson City | |
Nickname: |
Show Me State | |
Motto: |
Salus Populi Suprema Lex Esto (The Welfare of the People Shall Be the Supreme Law) | |
Statehood: |
August 10, 1821 (24th) | |
Origin of State's Name: |
Named after Algonquin Indian term meaning "river of the big canoes." | |
Largest Cities: |
Kansas City, Saint Louis, Springfield, Independence, Columbia | |
Border States: |
Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Tennessee | |
Land Area: |
68,898 sq. mi., 18th largest | |
State's Bird: |
Bluebird | |
State's Flower: |
Hawthorn (crataegus) | |
State's Tree: |
American Dogwood (cornus florida) | |
State's Song: |
Missouri Waltz | |
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