| Nick Name: |
Show-Me State |
| Capital City: |
Jefferson City |
| Largest Cities: |
Kansas City,Saint Louis,Springfield |
| Highest Point: |
Taum Sauk Mountain(1,772 ft ; 540 m) |
| Lowest Point: |
Saint Francis River at southern Arkansas border (230 ft ; 70 m) |
| Bird: |
Eastern Bluebird(Sialia sialis) |
| Flower: |
Hawthorn(Crataegus) |
| Tree: |
Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida) |
| Constitution: |
24th State |
| Admission to Statehood: |
August 10, 1821 |
| Motto: |
Salus populi suprema lex esto (Let the welfare of the people be the supreme law) |
| Flag: |
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