Missouri
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| Official language(s) | None | ||||||||||
| Capital | Jefferson City | ||||||||||
| Largest city | Kansas City | ||||||||||
| Largest metro area | St. Louis | ||||||||||
| Area | Ranked 21st | ||||||||||
| - Total | 69,709 sq mi (180,693 km²) |
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| - Width | 240 miles (385 km) | ||||||||||
| - Length | 300 miles (480 km) | ||||||||||
| - % water | 1.16 | ||||||||||
| - Latitude | 36°N to 40°35'N | ||||||||||
| - Longitude | 89°6'W to 95°42'W | ||||||||||
| Population | Ranked 17th | ||||||||||
| - Total (2000) | 5,595,211 | ||||||||||
| - Density | 80.27/sq mi 31/km² (27th) |
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| Elevation | |||||||||||
| - Highest point | Taum Sauk Mountain[1] 1,772 ft (540 m) |
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| - Mean | 800 ft (240 m) | ||||||||||
| - Lowest point | Saint Francis River[1] 230 ft (70 m) |
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| Admission to Union | August 10, 1821 (24th) | ||||||||||
| Governor | Matt Blunt (R) | ||||||||||
| U.S. Senators | Kit Bond (R) Claire McCaskill (D) |
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| Time zone | Central : UTC-6/-5 | ||||||||||
| Abbreviations | MO US-MO | ||||||||||
| Web site | www.mo.gov | ||||||||||
Missouri is one of the fifty states in the United States. Its capital is Jefferson City. Its largest cities are Kansas City and Saint Louis.
Missouri's edges touch a total of eight states. It is touched on the north by Iowa; on the east, across the Mississippi River, by Illinois, Kentucky, and Tennessee; on the south by Arkansas; and on the west by Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska (Kansas and Nebraska are across the Missouri River). The largest cities in Missouri are Kansas City and St. Louis
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