| Capital City: |
Topeka |
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| Nickname: |
Sunflower State |
| Motto: |
Ad Astra per Aspera (To the stars through difficulties) |
| Statehood: |
January 29, 1861 (34th) |
| Origin of State's Name: |
From the Sioux Indian for "south wind people." |
| Largest City: |
Wichita |
| Border States: |
Colorado, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma |
| Land Area: |
81,823 sq. mi., 13th largest |
| State Bird: |
Western Meadowlark |
| State Flower: |
Sunflower |
| State Tree: |
Cottonwood (populus) | |
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