Connecticut Information

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Name
Offical Name	State of Connecticut
Nicknames	The Nutmeg State, The Constitution State
Abbreviations	CT, US-CT, Conn.
Origin of Name	From Quinnehtukqut meaning "Long River Place" in Mohegan Indian language

Government
Official Language	English
Admission to Union	9 January 1788
Time Zone	Eastern
Official Web Site	www.ct.gov

Population
Capital	Hartford
Largest City	Bridgeport
Population	3,405,555 (as of 2000 census)
Economy	Agriculture: nursery stock, eggs, dairy products, cattle, tobacco. Industry: transportation equipment, aerospace, heavy industrial machinery and electrical equipment, fabricated metal products, chemical and pharmaceutical products, scientific instruments, insurance, tourism

Geography
Area	5,549 square miles (14,371 km²)
Major Rivers	Housatonic River, Thames River, Connecticut River
Major Lakes	Lake Candlewood
Highest Point	Mount Frissell - 2,380 feet (725 meters)
Bordering States	New York, Rhode Island, Massachusetts
Bordering Country	None
Bordering Bodies of Water	Atlantic Ocean, Long Island Sound

Symbols
Flag
Motto	"Qui transtulit sustinet" - He who transplanted still sustains
Song	Yankee Doodle
Animal	Sperm Whale
Bird	American Robin
Insect	European Mantis
Shellfish	Eastern Oyster
Fossil	Eubrontes Giganteus
Flower	Mountain Laurel
Tree	White Oak
Mineral	Garnet
Soil	Windsor
Folk Dance	Square Dance
Ship	USS Nautilus
Hero	Nathan Hale
Heroine	Prudence Crandall
Composer	Charles Edward Ives
Tartan	The State Tartan