State: Missouri
Abbr.: Mo.
Capital: Jefferson City
Area (sq.ml.): 69,686
Rank in Area 19
Population: 5192632
Rank in pop. : 15
Nickname: "Show me" State
Tree: Flowering dogwood
Bird: Bluebird
Flower: Hawthorn
Motto: Salus populi suprema lex esto (Let the welfare of the people)
Song: Missouri Waltz
Admitted to Union: 1821
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