Missouri was the 24th state in
the USA; it became a state on August 10, 1821.
State Abbreviation - MO
State Capital - Jefferson City
Largest City - St. Louis
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]
Major Industries - farming (corn, soybeans), mining (zinc, lead),
aircraft equipment, cars, beer
Presidential Birthplace - Harry S. Truman
was born in Lamar (near Joplin) on May 8, 1884 (he was the
33rd US President, serving from 1945 to 1953).
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
Bordering States - Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky,
Nebraska, Oklahoma, Tennessee
Origin of the Name Missouri -
Missouri was named for an Algonquian Indian word that means
"river of the big canoes." State Nickname - The
Show Me State
State Motto - "Salus populi suprema lex esto " -
The welfare of the people shall be the supreme law
State Song - Missouri Waltz
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