State Fast Facts: Kansas
source: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/02/07/national/main3801025.shtml?source=search_story
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Capital: Topeka
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Population: 2,688,418
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Governor: Kathleen Sebelius (D, to January 2011)
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Entered the Union: January 29, 1861 as the 34th state
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Motto: Ad astra per aspera (To the stars through difficulties)
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Nicknames: Sunflower State, Jayhawk State, Breadbasket of America
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Flower: Sunflower
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Bird: Western Meadowlark
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Song: Home on the Range
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Sports Teams: none
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Origin of Name: From a Sioux word meaning "people of the south wind"
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Major Industries: Wheat, Cattle, Aircraft
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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
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Points of Interest: Wichita Art Museum, Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center, NCAA Visitors Center
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Bordering: States Kansas borders Nebraska, Colorado, Oklahoma, and Missouri
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Population: 2,688,418
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Governor: Kathleen Sebelius (D, to January 2011)
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Entered the Union: January 29, 1861 as the 34th state
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Motto: Ad astra per aspera (To the stars through difficulties)
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Nicknames: Sunflower State, Jayhawk State, Breadbasket of America
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Flower: Sunflower
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Bird: Western Meadowlark
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Song: Home on the Range
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Sports Teams: none
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Origin of Name: From a Sioux word meaning "people of the south wind"
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Major Industries: Wheat, Cattle, Aircraft
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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
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Points of Interest: Wichita Art Museum, Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center, NCAA Visitors Center
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Bordering: States Kansas borders Nebraska, Colorado, Oklahoma, and Missouri
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