What do you know about the state of Missouri? 
 The state is named for the Missouri River, which was named after the Missouri Indians. 
 What is the correct pronunciation? 
 I don't have that information but the Missouri River flows through the center of the state into the Mississippi River, which makes up Missouri's eastern border. 
 What do you have on the Etymology? 
 Assuming Missouri were deriving from the Siouan language, it would translate as "It connects to the side of it," in reference to the river itself. 
 I didnt know that. Anything else on Etymology? 
 There appears to be folk etymology - the Illinois spoke an Algonquian language and the closest approximation that can be make in that of their close neighbors, the Ojibwe, is "You Ought to Go Downriver & Visit Those People." 
 Cool, How is the government there? 
 Worth County is the least populous with 2,057 residents. 
 Ok, anything more? 
 The largest county by size is Texas County and Shannon County is second. 
 How about politics? 
 My apologies, I don't have specifics on politics but can say that there were 108,000 farms in 2001. 
 Thank You. 
 You're welcome.
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