| State of Missouri |
| State Capitol Address: |
State Capitol |
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Room 216 |
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Jefferson City, Missouri 65101 |
| Phone: |
(573) 751-222 |
| Fax: |
(573) 751-1495 |
| Admitted: |
August 10, 1821 |
| Population: |
5,800,310 (2005 Estimate) |
| National Rank: |
18 |
| Total Area: |
69,709 square miles |
| National Rank: |
21 |
| Nickname: |
Show Me State |
| Time Zone: |
Central Time Zone |
| Low Point: |
230 feet - Saint Francis River |
| High Point: |
1,772 Feet - Taum Sauk Mountain |
| State Animal: |
Missouri Mule |
| State Bird: |
Bluebird |
| State Fish: |
The Paddlefish |
| State Flower: |
White Hawthorn Blossom |
| State Folk Dance: |
Square Dance |
| State Fossil: |
Crinoid |
| State Insect: |
Honeybee |
| State Mineral: |
Galena |
| State Motto: |
"Salus Populi Suprema Lex Esto"
(Let the welfare of the people be the supreme law) |
| State Rock: |
Mozarkite |
| State Song: |
"Missouri Waltz" |
| State Tree: |
Flowering Dogwood |
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