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MISSISSIPPI State Facts and Figures

Interesting information you may or may not know!

State Facts


Full Name - State of Mississippi


Admitted to the Union (Rank) - December 10, 1817 (20th)


Population 2012 (Rank) - 2,984,926 (31st)


Land Area (Rank) - 46,907 square miles; 121,488 square kilometers (31st)


Capital - Jackson


State Nicknames - Magnolia State


Motto - Virtute et armis (By valor and arms)


Song

“Go Mississippi” (music and words by Houston Davis)


State Symbols

Flower: Magnolia bloom

Tree: Magnolia

Bird: Mockingbird

Stone: Petrified wood

Land mammals: White-tailed deer, red fox

Water mammal: Bottlenosed dolphin or porpoise

Shell: Oyster shell


Economy:


Agriculture: Cotton, poultry, cattle, catfish, soybeans, dairy products, rice


Industry: Apparel, furniture, lumber and wood products, food processing, electrical machinery, transportation equipment

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