Kansas : An Overview

Kansas is the second largest Midwestern state and ranks 14th among the 50 states in the US. It is bordered on the North by Nebraska, on the East by Missouri, on the South by Oklahoma, and on the West by Colorado. The total area of Kansas is 82,277 sq mi (213,097 sq km), of which 81,778 sq mi (211,805 sq km) are land, and the remaining 499 sq mi (1,292 sq km) inland water. Kansas is shaped like a rectangle with Barton County being the geographical center and Topeka the capital.