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@SLIDE TITLE =                                Missouri                            |STATES.SLD
                                                                   
     
     
      
 
                             

         State Capital: Jefferson City      State Abbreviation :    MO    
               
         Population (1991): 5,117,000       Size (square miles): 69,700 
         Population Rank:   15              Size Rank:           19     
                             
                             
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         Motto: "Salus Populi Suprema Lex Esto" meaning Let the Welfare of 
         the People Be the Supreme Law 

         Nickname: Show Me State

         Name Origin: Named after Missouri River, from Algonquin word 
         meaning muddy water 

         State Bird:   Bluebird
               Flower: Hawthorne
               Tree:   Dogwood
               Song:   Missouri Waltz

         Climate: Moderate continental with wide seasonal variations and 
         influences 

         Industries: Agriculture, manufacturing, tourism 
 
 
