It is a typical “heartland” state with vast prairies, agriculture, and a central location in the US.
Capital: Topeka.
Largest city: Wichita.
Nickname: The Sunflower State.
State motto: Ad Astra Per Aspera (“To the stars through hardship”).
Joining the US: January 29, 1861 (as the 34th state, a free state).
Economy and landscape: The state is known for its intensive agriculture: wheat, corn, sorghum, and sunflowers.
In addition, Kansas has a significant aircraft industry (especially around Wichita).
The landscape is largely flat prairie, with the Flint Hills as a notable natural area (the largest remaining stretch of tallgrass prairie in the world).
The highest “mountain” is Mount Sunflower (approximately 1,231 m), which is actually a hill.
Culture and fame: Many people know Kansas primarily from The Wizard of Oz (Dorothy is from Kansas).
Famous places: Eisenhower Presidential Library in Abilene, Boot Hill Museum in Dodge City, and the bistate Kansas City (partly in Kansas, partly in Missouri).
Kansas City (Kansas) and Kansas City (Missouri) are located next to each other, but are separate cities.
In short: Kansas is a quiet, agricultural state in the heart of America, with a turbulent past centered on freedom and a present revolving around grain fields, airplanes, and a typical American heartland atmosphere.
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