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The official state flag of
Mississippi was adopted in 1894.
Mississippi state flag has a
small Confederate Battle Flag
in the upper left corner which
is called the "union square".
There are thirteen white stars
on a St. Andrew's Cross, and
horizontal blue, white and red
stripes which symbolize the
number of the original States
of the Union.
Mississippi became a state
on Dec. 10, 1817 as the 20th
state. The state capital and
largest city is Jackson. Mississippi
is considered part of the Deep
South and borders Alabama, Arkansas,
Louisiana, and Tennessee. Mississippi
got it’s name from the
Mississippi river which flows
along the western boundary and
empties into the Gulf of Mexico.
Mississippi, with its rich
soil, temperate climate and
many rivers, is an agricultural
state. Agriculture is Mississippi’s
number one industry and cotton
is the main agricultural industry.
There are more than 42,000 farms
in the state which cover more
than 10 million acres. Other
important agricultural products
are soybeans, corn, rice, hay,
sweet potatoes, watermelons
and other fruits and vegetables.
Mississippi has a moderate
climate, where it does not get
too cold or too hot. Winter
temps average in the high 50's;
summers in the high 80’s.
The overall climate is mild
and pleasant year-round with
an annual average of 65 degrees.
Mississippi's terrain in the
north has many rolling hills
and the south with sandy beaches
along the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
There are many lush forests
and lakes in the central parts
of the state.
Mississippi has 82
counties:
Adams
Alcorn Amite Attala
Benton Bolivar
Calhoun Carroll
Chickasaw Choctaw
Claiborne Clarke
Clay Coahoma Copiah
Covington DeSoto Forrest
Franklin George
Greene Grenada
Hancock Harrison
Hinds Holmes
Humphreys Issaquena
Itawamba Jackson
Jasper Jefferson Jefferson
Davis Jones Kemper
Lafayette Lamar
Lauderdale Lawrence
Leake Lee Leflore
Lincoln Lowndes
Madison Marion
Marshall Monroe
Montgomery Neshoba
Newton Noxubee Oktibbeha
Panola Pearl River
Perry Pike
Pontotoc Prentiss
Quitman Rankin
Scott Sharkey
Simpson Smith
Stone Sunflower
Tallahatchie
Tate Tippah
Tishomingo Tunica
Union Walthall Warren
Washington
Wayne Webster
Wilkinson Winston
Yalobusha Yazoo
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