Factual Information : Mississippi
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Facts Origin of State Name : Derived from the Ojibwa Indian words misi sipi, meaning "great river."
Nickname : The Magnolia State.
Capital : Jackson.
Country : 82 counties
Entered Union : 10 December 1817 (20th).
Song : "Go, Mississippi."
Motto : Virtute et armis (By valor and arms).
Flag : Crossed blue bars, on a red field, bordered with white and emblazoned with 13 white stars—the motif of the Confederate battle flag—cover the upper left corner. The field consists of three stripes of equal width, blue, white, and red.
Mammal : White-tailed deer.
Water Mammal : Porpoise.
Bird : Mockingbird.
Waterfowl : Wood duck.
Fish : Largemouth or black bass.
Insect : Honeybee.
Flower : Magnolia.
Tree : Magnolia.
Stone : Petrified wood.
Fossil : Prehistoric whale.
Beverage : Milk.
Agriculture : Cotton, poultry, cattle, catfish, soybeans, dairy products, rice.
Industry : Apparel, furniture, lumber and wood products, food processing, electrical machinery, transportation equipment.
Population : 2,921,088 as on 2005