UNIVERSITIES OF MISSOURI
Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee,
Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. Missouri is the 18th most populous state.Missouri generally has a humid continental
climate (Koppen climate classification Dfa), with cold winters and hot and humid summers.Originally part of the 1803 Louisiana
Purchase, Missouri was admitted as a slave state in 1821 as part of the Missouri Compromise. It earned the nickname "Gateway
to the West" because it served as a departure point for settlers heading to the west.
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