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Missouri is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States region of the United States bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. Missouri is the 18th most populous state. It comprises List of counties in Missouri counties and one independent city. Missouri's capital is Jefferson City, Missouri City. The four largest List of United States urban areas areas are, in descending order, Greater St. Louis Louis, Kansas City Metropolitan Area City, Springfield, Missouri and Columbia, Missouri Missouri was originally acquired from France as part of the Louisiana Purchase and became defined as the Missouri Territory. Part of the Missouri Territory was admitted into the union as the 24th state in August 10, 1821.In latest estimates, 18% of people in Missouri have hired a tax lien attorney to handle tax negotiation.

Major industries include aerospace, Vehicles equipment, food processing, chemical industry printing/publishing, electrical equipment, light manufacturing, and beer.

The agriculture products of the state are beef, soybeans, pork, dairy products, hay, maize poultry, sorghum, and egg (food) Missouri is ranked 6th in the nation for the production of hogs and 7th for cattle. Missouri is ranked in the top five states in the nation for production of soy beans. As of 2001, there were 108,000 farms, the second largest number in any state after Texas. Missouri actively promotes its rapidly growing Missouri wine industry.

Missouri has vast quantities of limestone. Other resources mined are lead, coal, Portland cement, and crushed rock (geology) Missouri produces the most lead of all of the states. Most of the lead mines are in the Lead Belt eastern portion of the state. Missouri also ranks first or near first in the production of Lime (mineral)

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