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| 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 Bird: | Bluebird |
| State Flower: | Hawthorn (crataegus) |
| State Tree: | American Dogwood (cornus florida) |
| State Song: | Missouri Waltz |
| E-mail your Congressperson: | U.S. House: 111th Congress U.S. Senate: 111th Congress Or look up your Congressperson in the Congressional Directory database! |
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