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@SLIDE TITLE =                               Mississippi                          |STATES.SLD
                                                                   
     
     
      
 
                             

         State Capital: Jackson             State Abbreviation :    MS    
                
         Population (1991): 2,573,000       Size (square miles): 47,690 
         Population Rank:   31              Size Rank:           32     
                             
                             
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         Motto: "Virtute et Armis" meaning By Valor and Arms 

         Nickname: Magnolia State

         Name Origin: Indian derivation "Messipi" or "Mici Zibi" 

         State Bird:   Mockingbird
               Flower: Magnolia
               Tree:   Magnolia
               Song:   Go Mississippi

         Climate: Semi-tropical with generally abundant rainfall 

         Industries: Manufacturing, wholesale and retail trade, 
         agriculture, fishing 
 
 
 
 
