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  1. Year of Admission: 1861
  2. Order of Admission: 34th
  3. Date of Current State Constitution: 1861
  4. Capital: Topeka
  5. Population: 2,595,000 (1997)
  6. Land Area: 81,823 sq. mi.
  7. Population Density: 31.4 people per sq. mi.
  8. Nickname: Sunflower State
  9. Motto: Ad Astra per Aspera (To the stars through difficulties)
  10. Government Configuration: Bicameral legislature
  11.       Houses: 2
  12.       Number of State Senators: 40
  13.       Number of State Representatives: 125
  14. Number of Representatives In U.S. Congress: 4
  15. Main Industries: Manufacturing, finance, insurance, real estate
  16. Major Natural Resources: fertile soil, petroleum, natural gas, clays, coal, helium, salt, sand, gravel, stone, halite (salt rock)