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State Abbreviation - KS
State Capital - Topeka
Largest City - Wichita
Area - 82,282 square miles [Kansas is the 15th biggest state in the USA]
Population - 2,893,957 (as of 2013) [Kansas is the 34th most populous state in the USA]
Name for Residents - Kansans
Major Industries - agriculture (wheat and other grains), aircraft manufacturing, automobile manufacturing

Animal Symbols:

State Bird Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)

State Animal Buffalo (Bison bison)

State Reptile Ornate Box Turtle (Terrapene ornata)

State Amphibian Barred tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum mavortium)

State Insect Honeybee

Plant Symbols:

State Flower Sunflower (Helianthus annuus)

State Tree Cottonwood (Populus deltoides)

Earth Symbol:

State Soil Harney series

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