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Sunflower State · Capital: Topeka · Midwest (Plains)
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Capital
Topeka
Largest city
Wichita
Population
1–5 million
Area rank
#15 of 50
Admitted
1861
Time zone
Central Time
Region
Midwest
Letters
6
Bordering states: Nebraska, Missouri, Oklahoma, Colorado.
4 fun facts about Kansas
- Kansas is the geographic center of the contiguous 48 states (the exact point is near Lebanon, KS).
- The state averages 50+ tornadoes per year — "Tornado Alley" runs right through it.
- "The Wizard of Oz" famously starts in Kansas with Dorothy on a farm.
- Hutchinson hosts the only underground salt museum in the western hemisphere, 650 feet below ground.
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