Facts about Mississippi

• Governor - Haley Barbour

• Capital City - Jackson

• Motto - Virtute et Armis (By Valor and Arms)

• Population - 2,844,658

• Time Zone - Central Standard 

• State Abbreviation - MS

• Border States - Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Tennessee

• Admission to Statehood - 1817

• Largest City - Jackson

• Highest point - Woodall Mountian

• Lowest point - Gulf of Mexico

•  Famous People From Mississippi - Oprah Winfrey, Faith Hill, Jimmy Buffett, Jerry Rice, Elvis Presley, Brett Favre