"The
Show-me State"
Motto: "Salus populi suprema lex esto"
(The welfare of the people shall be the supreme law)
Union Member Since August 10, 1821 (24)
Governor:
Bob Holden
Official State of Missouri Web Site:
missouri.gov |
Capitol:
Jefferson City
Tree: Flowering Dogwood
Bird: Bluebird
Flower: Hawthorn
Population and (rank):
5,117,073 (1990)(17)
5,595,211 (2000 est.)
Land Area and (rank):
68,898 square miles
(178,446 sq km) (18) |
