KANSAS (KS)
Sunflower State

Population (2003): 2,723,507 (33nd)
Area: 82,277 sq. mi. (15th) (213,096 sq. km.)
Flower: Native sunflower
Bird: Western meadowlark
Tree: Cottonwood
Song: "Home on the Range"
Entered Union: January 29, 1861 (34th)
Capital: Topeka
Largest Cities (with pop.): Wichita, 355,126; Overland Park, 158,430; Kansas City, 146,978; Topeka, 122,103

Important Products: cattle, aircraft and other transportation equipment, industrial machinery, food products, wheat, corn, hay, oil, natural gas

Places to Visit: Dodge City; Fort Scott and Fort Larned national historical sites; Eisenhower Center, Abilene; Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Discovery Center, Hutchinson