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State:	Kansas
Abbreviation:	KS
Capital:	Topeka
Largest City:	Wichita
Population:	2688418
Land-Square Miles:	81,823
Land-Square Miles Rank:	13
Highest Point:	Mount Sunflower, 4,039 ft.
Governor of Kansas:	Kathleen Sebelius
Political Party:	Democrat
Seat Up:	2010
Entered Union:	January 29, 1861
State Number:	34th
State Motto:	To the stars through difficulties (Ad astra per aspera)
State Nickname:	Sunflower State, Jayhawk State, Breadbasket of America
State Flower:	Sunflower
StateFlower2:	Helianthus annuus
State Bird:	Western Meadowlark
State Song:	Home on the Range
Sports Team:	None
Origin Of The State Name:	From a Sioux word meaning "people of the south wind"
Major Industries:	Wheat, Cattle and Aircraft
Historical Sites:	Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Museum and Library, Fort Leavenworth, Fort Riley, Fort Scott Historic Site, Boot Hill Museum's Front Street, Fort Larned National Historic Site, Old Abilene Town
Points Of Interest:	Wichita Art Museum, Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center, NCAA Visitors Center
Bordering States:	Nebraska, Colorado, Oklahoma and Missouri