Quick Facts (Adapted from the New Ben’s Guide to Government)
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| Capital City: | Hartford |
| Nickname: | Constitution State / Provision State / Nutmeg State |
| Motto: | Qui transtulit sustinet (He who transplanted still sustains) |
| Statehood: | January 9, 1788 (5th) |
| Origin of state’s name: | Based on the Mohegan word, Quinnehtukqut, meaning “Long River Place” or “Beside the Long Tidal River” |
| Largest Cities: | Bridgeport, Hartford, New Haven, Stamford, Waterbury |
| Border States: | Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island |
| Land Area: | 4,845 sq. mi.; 48th largest |
| State Bird: | Robin |
| State Flower: | Mountain laurel (kalmia latifolia) |
| State Tree: | White Oak (quercus alba) |
| State Song: | Yankee Doodle |
| E-mail your Congressperson: | U.S. House: 111th Congress U.S. Senate: 111th Congress Or look up your Congressperson in the Congressional Directory database! |
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