"The
Magnolia State"
Motto: "Virtute et armis"
(By valor and arms)
Union Member Since December 10, 1817 (20)
Governor:
Haley
Barbour
Official State of Mississippi Web Site:
www.state.ms.us
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Capitol:
Jackson
Tree: Magnolia
Bird: Mockingbird
Flower: Magnolia
Population and (rank):
2,573,216 (1990)(32)
2,844,658 (2000 est.)
Land Area and (rank):
46,914 square miles
(121,506 sq km) (31) |
