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The correct answer is: D. none of the above
The word “Mississippi” is a proper noun, which means it is the name of a specific place. Proper nouns are always capitalized, and they do not take articles (a, an, or the).
The word “a” is used before singular nouns that refer to a general class of things. For example, “I saw a dog.”
The word “an” is used before singular nouns that begin with a vowel sound. For example, “I saw an apple.”
The word “the” is used before singular nouns that refer to a specific thing or person. For example, “I saw the dog that bit me.”
In the sentence “Mississippi is about 3,734 km,” the word “Mississippi” is a proper noun, so it does not take an article.