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  1. Year of Admission: 1821
  2. Order of Admission: 24th
  3. Date of Current State Constitution: 1945
  4. Capital: Jefferson City
  5. Population: 5,402,000 (1997)
  6. Land Area: 68,898 sq. mi.
  7. Population Density: 77.3 people per sq. mi.
  8. Nickname: Show Me State
  9. Motto: Salus Populi Suprema Lex Esto (The welfare of the people shall be the supreme law.)
  10. Government Configuration: Bicameral
  11.       Houses: 2
  12.       Number of State Senators: 34
  13.       Number of State Representatives: 163
  14. Number of Representatives In U.S. Congress: 9
  15. Main Industries: Agriculture, manufacturing, aerospace, tourism
  16. Major Natural Resources: fertile soil, lead, copper, silver, zinc, clay, coal