[[Image:Missouri_State_Flag.gif|thumb|right|The state flag of Missouri.]]
[[Image:Missouri_State_Flag.gif|thumb|right|The state flag of Missouri.]]
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'''Missouri''' is a Midwestern state that was admitted to the Union as a slave state on August 10, 1821. Its nickname is the "Show Me State". Its capital is Jefferson City and its largest cities are, respectively, Kansas City, St. Louis, and Springfield.
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'''Missouri''' is a Midwestern state that was admitted to the Union as a slave state on August 10, 1821. Its nickname is the "Show Me State". Its capital is Jefferson City and its largest cities are, respectively, [[Kansas City]], [[St. Louis]], and Springfield.