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Picturesque Kansas was the 34th state in the USA; it became a state on January 29, 1861.
State Abbreviation: KS
State Nickname: Sunflower State
Capital City: Topeka
Area: 82,282 square miles [Kansas is the 15th biggest state in the USA]
Population: 2,688,418 (as of 2000) [Kansas is the 32nd most populous state in the USA]
Bird: Western Meadowlark
Flower: Sunflower
Tree: Cottonwood
Largest Cities: Wichita, Overland Park, Kansas City, Topeka, Olathe, Lawrence, Shawnee, Salina, Manhattan, Hutchinson
Bordering States: Colorado, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma
Major Rivers: Kansas River, Republican River, Smoky Hill River, Arkansas River, Missouri River
Major Lakes:Tuttle Creek Reservoir, Cheney Reservoir, Waconda Lake
Highest Point: Mt. Sunflower - 4,039 feet (1,231 m) above sea level
Lowest Point: Verdigris River - 680 feet (270 m) above sea level
Agriculture: Cattle, wheat, sorghum, soybeans, hogs, corn
Industry: Transportation equipment, food processing, printing and publishing, chemical products, machinery, apparel, petroleum, mining
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