Kansas is the most central state in the United States. Located in its territory, Osborne County is the geodetic center of North America, used as a reference point for all maps. The name “kansas”, the same as that of a tribe of natives who previously lived in the region, means “people of the south winds”.
Most of Kansas was annexed by the United States in 1803 with the Louisiana Purchase. In fact, the region made up, alongside the states of Nebraska and Oklahoma, the so-called “Indigenous Territory”. However, the population of whites in the region caused the United States government to transform Kansas into a state on May 30, 1854, through the Kansas-Nebraska Act. Thus, most Native Americans were moved to other regions, especially to the territory of what is now Oklahoma.
Kansas borders Nebraska to the north, Missouri to the east, Oklahoma to the south, and Colorado to the west. The State is nicknamed The Sunflower State (The Sunflower State), since huge plains in its territory are covered by these species of plants. It has a temperate climate, with cold winters (average of -1ºC) and hot summers (average of 26ºC).
The state stands out in agriculture: it is the largest wheat producer in the United States, in addition to having one of the largest cattle herds in the country. Kansas is also one of the national leaders in oil and natural gas exploration. We can highlight the provision of community and personal service as another prominent sector.
The most important city in Kansas is Kansas City, which concentrates most of the services and commerce of the state.
