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Picturesque Missouri was the 24th state in the USA; it became a state on August 10, 1821.
State Abbreviation: MO
State Nickname: The Show Me State
Capital City: Jefferson City
Area: 69,709 square miles [Missouri is the 21st biggest state in the USA]
Population: 5,595,211 (as of 2000) [Missouri is the 16th most populous state in the USA]
Bird: Bluebird
Flower: White hawthorn
Tree: Flowering dogwood
Largest Cities: Kansas City, Saint Louis, Springfield, Independence, Columbia, Saint Joseph, Lee's Summit, Saint Charles, Saint Peters, Florissant
Bordering States: Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Tennessee
Major Rivers: Mississippi River, Missouri River, Osage River
Major Lakes: Lake of the Ozarks, Table Rock Lake, Clearwater Lake, Lake Wappapello
Highest Point: Taum Sauk Mountain- 1,772 feet (540 m) above sea level
Agriculture: Cattle, soybeans, hogs, dairy products, corn, poultry and eggs
Industry: Transportation equipment, food processing, chemical products, electric equipment, fabricated metal products
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