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Kansas is a state in the central United States, one of the Midwestern states. Population - 2,871,238 people (2011). Capital - the city of Topeka. The largest city - Wichita. The state is also called 'the breadbasket of America': he is the leader among states for wheat cultivation. State Flower - Sunflower, the state tree - poplar. Motto - 'Through thorns to the stars' (Latin: Ad astra per aspera.). In the language of the Indians who inhabited the Kansas state name means 'people of the south wind'. The state, most of which is occupied by the Great Plains, is bordered by Nebraska on the north, east to Missouri, Oklahoma and Colorado to the south west. The largest rivers of the region of Missouri and Arkansas belong to the basin of North America's largest rivers - the Mississippi. According to the US Census Bureau of 1 July 2011, the population of Kansas is 2,871,238 persons; the increase is 0.64% compared to the 2010 census. According to data for 2014, about 149 700 people (5.5% of the population of Kansas) were born outside the United States.