| State of Mississippi |
| State Capitol Address: |
State Capitol |
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501 N. West Street |
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Jackson, Mississippi 39201 |
| Phone: |
(601) 359-150 |
| Fax: |
(601) 359-3741 |
| Admitted: |
December 10, 1817 |
| Population: |
2,921,088 (2005 Estimate) |
| National Rank: |
31 |
| Total Area: |
48,434 square miles |
| National Rank: |
32 |
| Nickname: |
Magnolia State |
| Time Zone: |
Central Time Zone |
| Low Point: |
Sea Level |
| High Point: |
806 Feet - Woodall Mountain |
| State Beverage: |
Milk |
| State Bird: |
Mockingbird |
| State Fish: |
Largemouth or Black Bass |
| State Flower: |
Magnolia |
| State Folk Dance: |
Square Dance |
| State Fossil: |
Prehistoric Whale |
| State Insect: |
Honeybee |
| State Mammal: |
White Tailed Deer and Red Fox |
| State Marine Mammal: |
Bottlenosed Dolphin |
| State Motto: |
"Virtute et Armis" (By Valor and Arms) |
| State Shell: |
Oyster Shell |
| State Song: |
"Go, Mississippi" |
| State Tree: |
Southern Magnolia |
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