Students find the following Mississippi state facts in this printble: Mississippi state abbreviation: MS. Mississippi state census region: East South Central. Mississippi state area (sq miles): 48,432. Mississippi state capital: Jackson. Mississippi state population: 2,967,297. Mississippi state motto: Virtute et armis. (Latin, "By valor and arms"). Mississippi state song: "Go, Mississippi". Mississippi state bird: Northern mockingbird. Mississippi state flower: Magnolia. Mississippi state tree: Southern Magnolia. Mississippi state insect: European honey bee. Mississippi state mammal: White-tailed deer (1974), Red fox (1997) - land mammal.
