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Mississippi - Introduction
Area
48,434 square miles. 32nd largest state of the USA.
Furthest North to Furthest South
330 miles.
Furthest East to Furthest West
180 miles.
Population Density
53 per square mile.
Licence Plate
Background: White.
Image: None.
Text: "Mississippi" and the county name.
The "S" letters in "Mississippi" have long tails which curl round each other.
State Highway Marker Shield Design
A white circle on a black square background.
Derivation of Name
From the Mississippi River, the name of which comes from an Algonquian Indian word meaning "big river".
Nickname
The Magnolia State.
Climate
Jackson: January high 58F, July high 93F.
Tupelo: January high 52F, July high 94F.
Official State Tourism Office
Tel (US): 1-800-WARMEST (1-800-927-6378)
Checked Jan-99.
Checked May-00.
Highway Conditions
Tel (US): 1-601-987-1212.
Departments of Transportation etc for each US state and Canadian province
State Parks
Official site. Checked Mar-97.
Other Comments
If you have trouble remembering how to spell "Mississippi" then the opening lines of Bobbie Gentry's song of that name will help:
"emm eye
double-ess eye
double-ess eye
double-pee eye"
Mississippi
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