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Website : www.state.mo.us |
Capital
: Jefferson
City |
Highest
point : Taum
Sauk Mountain, 1772 feet |
Area : 69,709 square miles,
21st largest state |
Population : 5,595,211
(2000 US Census) |
Motto
: Salus popull
suprema lex esto (The welfare of the people shall be the supreme law) |
Admitted to
Union : August 10, 1821 |
State
Song : "Missouri Waltz" |
State Bird : Blue Bird
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State Flower : White Hawthorn
Blossom
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State Tree : Flowering Dogwood
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