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State Data: Total Area: 69,420 sq. miles; water, 698 sq. miles Mountain Ranges & Topography: Elevation: Lowest, St. Francis River (in Dunklin county), 230 ft.; highest, Taum Sauk Mt., 1,772 ft.; average, 800 ft. Main Rivers: Missouri, Mississippi, Osage, Gasconade, Merrimac, St. Francis, Black, Grand, and Salt. Missouri is divided into four great regions; The North Missouri Glacial and Loessian Region. The Southwest Missouri Prairie Region. The Ozark Region. The Southeast Missouri Low-land Region. The Mississippi River flows along the eastern boundary for 545 miles. Missouri has several large caves. Agriculture: Corn, hay, wheat, oats, potatoes, cotton (lint), sorghum (forage), apples, tobacco, and other vegetables and fruits. Livestock (especially mules) and dairy farming. The Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station is a division of the College of Agriculture of the University at Columbia; the Missouri State Fruit Experiment and Missouri State Poultry Experiment Station are at Mountain Grove; School of Mines and Metallurgy of the University of Missouri at Rolla. Manufacturing includes: Geology: Minerals: Lead, clay products, cement, coal, building stone, zinc, silver, shale, limestone, pig iron, copper, and barites. Leading Cities: St. Louis, Kansas City (not to be confused with the adjacent Kansas City, Kansas), St. Joseph, Springfield, Joplin, University City, Hannibal, Cape Girardeau, Sedalia, Independence, Columbia, and Jefferson City (capital).
Climate- Humid, long summers. Average annual temperature, 55 degrees; summer, 76 degrees; winter 32.7 degrees; annual rainfall, 39 inches. Heavy rains in the spring; dry clear autumns. Ice storms in the winter and tornadoes are not uncommon in the summer.
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Food- Traditional American food in most communities. Russian and Chinese food is also prevalent.
Foreign Visitors- Foreigners entering the United States must carry two documents: A valid Passport, expiring not less than 6 months prior to the scheduled end of their visit to the U.S.; and a tourist visa obtainable at any American consulate at no charge. Anyone applying for an immigrant's visa must obtain a screening test for the AIDS-HIV virus. This test does not apply to tourists. Any visitor with a medical condition that requires treatment with narcotics or with paraphernalia must carry a valid, signed prescription from their doctor. Travel insurance is optional in the US but required by most car rental companies. See our link on money conversion for foreign guests. More Visitor Information: Click Here!
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Travel- This country is best seen by private auto!
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