St. Louis (pronounced
/seɪnt ˈluːɪs/ or
/sænt ˈluː.iː/; French: Saint-Louis or St-Louis,is an independent city
and the second largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri, which includesthe 314 area code. The city itself has an estimated population of 354,361
and is the principal municipality of Greater St. Louis, population 2,879,934, the largest urban area in Missouri and 16th-largest in the United States.
