Kansas contains three climatic types: humid continental, semi-arid steppe, and humid subtropical. The eastern two-thirds of the state has a humid continental climate, with cool to cold winters and hot, often humid summers. Most of the precipitation falls in the summer and spring.

In 2000, 2, 281, 705 Kansans 91.3% of the residents five years old or older (down from 94.3% in 1990)'spoke only English at home.

The United States dollar, denoted by USD or the symbol $, is the official currency used in the United States. Commonly referred to as the "American dollar, " the currency is divided into 100 cents.

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Kansas ranked 32nd in population in the US with an estimated total of 2, 715, 884 in 2002, an increase of 1% since 2000. Between 1990 and 2000, Kansas's population grew from 2, 477, 574 to 2, 688, 418, an increase of 8.5%.

Topeka is the capital city of the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Shawnee County. It is situated along the Kansas River in the central part of Shawnee County, located in northeast Kansas, in the Central United States.