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State Abbreviation - MS
State Capital - Jackson
Largest City - Jackson
Area - 48,434 square miles [Mississippi is the 32nd biggest state in the USA]
Population - 2,844,658 (as of 2000) [Mississippi is the 31st most populous state in the USA]
Name for Residents - Mississippians
Major Industries - farming (cotton, corn, soybeans, rice), oil, textiles, electronic equipment, transprtation equipment, fishing

Major Rivers - Mississippi River, Big Black River, Pearl River, Yazoo River
Major Lakes - Ross Barnett Reservoir, Arkabutla Lake, Sardis Lake, Grenada Lake
Highest Point - Woodall Mountain - 806 feet (245 m) above sea level
Bordering States - Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Tennessee
Bordering Body of Water - Gulf of Mexico

Origin of the Name Mississippi - Mississippi is perhaps from the Ojibwa (Chippewa) Indian words "mici zibi," which means "great river" or "gathering of waters"
State Nickname - Magnolia State
State Motto - "Virtute et armis" - By valor and arms
State Song - Go Mis-sis-sip-pi

Mississippi State Symbols and Emblems:

State Flag The official state flag of Mississippi was adopted in 1894, replacing the older Magnolia Flag (which had been adopted in 1861, after Mississippi seceded from the union). Today's Mississippi state flag has a small Confederate Battle Flag in the upper left corner (it is also called the "union square"). There are thirteen white stars on a St. Andrew's Cross, and horizontal blue, white and red stripes.

Animal Symbols:

State Bird Mockingbird

State Game Bird Wood duck

State Mammal White-tailed deer

State Water Mammal Bottlenosed dolphin

State Insect Honeybee

State Shell Oyster

State Fish Largemouth bass

State Butterfly Spicebush swallowtail

State Fossil The prehistoric whale Zygorhiza kochii

Plant Symbols:

State Flower Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora)

State Tree Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora)

Earth Symbols:

State Stone Petrified wood

State Soil Natchez (unofficial)

Miscellaneous Symbol:

State Beverage Milk

Related Pages:

Mississippi: Map/Quiz Printout Answer geography questions about Mississippi using the map on this quiz. Answers

Mississippi: Outline Map Printout An outline map of Mississippi to print.

Mississippi: Label Me! Printout Label the major features of Mississippi. Answers

Mississippi's Flag Printout/Quiz Read about and answer questions on the flag of Mississippi.

Mississippi's Flag: Large Coloring Printable A large black-and-white printable of the flag of Mississippi.

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