Member State of the United States of America. Situated on the western bank of the middle course of the Mississippi River, it covers an area of 180 487 km 2 and has a population of 5,742,800 residents (2004). It borders the states of Iowa to the north, Illinois to the east, Kentucky and Tennessee to the southeast, Arcansas to the south, Oklahoma to the southwest, Kansas to the west, and…
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The land between the rivers The US state of Missouri is located in the Midwest, slightly east, central United States. Missouri is nicknamed “Show Me State”. The capital of Missouri is Jefferson City. However, the largest city in the country is Kansas City. The highest point in the state of Missouri is Taum Sauk Mountain at 540 meters. The state in the Midwest is dominated by the two rivers Mississippi…
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