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Website : www.state.ms.us |
Capital
: Jackson |
Highest
point : Woodall Mountain, 806 feet |
Area : 48,434 square miles,
32nd largest state |
Population : 2,697,243 (2000
census) |
Motto : Virtute
et armis (By valor and arms) |
Admitted to Union
: December 10, 1817 |
State Song
: "Go, Mississippi" |
State Bird : Mocking Bird |
State Flower
: Magnolia
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State Tree : Magnolia
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