Capital city

Jackson

Admitted to USA

1817

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Population

2,940,057

Area km2 (sq mi)

125,434 (48,432)

Inhabitants per km2

23

Calling code

228, 601, 662, 769

POST

MS

ISO 3366-2

US-MS

Motto

Virtute et armis

Offical Nickname

Magnolia State

Major cities

Jackson

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Neighboring states

Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana, Arkansas

Wikipedia extract

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippi