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@SLIDE TITLE =                                 Kansas                             |STATES.SLD
                                                                   
     
     
      
 
                             

         State Capital: Topeka              State Abbreviation :    KS    
               
         Population (1991): 2,478,000       Size (square miles): 82,280 
         Population Rank:   32              Size Rank:           14     

                             
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         Motto: "Ad Astra Per Aspera" (translated, to the stars through 
         difficulties) 

         Nickname: Sunflower State

         Name Origin: Sioux word for "south wind people" 

         State Bird:   Western Meadowlark
               Flower: Sunflower
               Tree:   Cottonwood
               Song:   Home On the Range

         Climate: Moderate continental but with wide seasonal variations 

         Industries: Agriculture, manufacturing, mining, aerospace 
 
 
 
 
