Mississippi (U.S. state)
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This article is about Mississippi (U.S. state). For other uses of the term Mississippi (disambiguation), please see Mississippi (disambiguation) (disambiguation).
Mississippi is a state in the United States of America. It is located on the Gulf of Mexico in the southeastern part of the country. The capital city is Jackson. In the American Civil War (1861-1865), Mississippi was one of the eleven states that seceded the United States to form the Confederate States of America.