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NICK NAME | Centennial State | |
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CAPITAL CITY | Denver | |
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LARGEST CITY | Denver | |
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SECOND LARGEST CITY | Colorado Springs | |
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LARGEST COUNTY | Denver | |
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AREA | 104,100 sq. miles; 103,730 sq. miles land, 371 sq. miles water. (8th Largest state) | |
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HIGHEST ELEVATION | 14,433 ft., Mount Elbert (Lake County). | |
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LOWEST POINT | 3,350 ft., along the Arkansas River (Prowers County). | |
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ABBREVIATION | CO (postal); Colo. (traditional) | |
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AREA CODE(S) | 303, 719 | |
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TIME ZONE | Mountain Standard Time | |
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PART OF REGION | Rocky Mountain States | |
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ADMISSION DATE | August 1, 1876 (38th State) | |
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LOCATION | In the West-Central United States, bordering New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, & Utah. | |
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NAME ORIGIN | For the Colorado River, which originates within the state. Its name is in Spanish word meaning "red" or "reddish brown," referring to the color of the water. | |
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STATE BIRD | Lark Bunting (Calamospiza melanocorys) | |
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STATE FLOWER | Columbine (Aquilegia Caerula) | |
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STATE SONG | "Where the Columbines Grow" | |
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STATE STONE | Aquamarine | |
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STATE TREE | Blue Spruce (Picea Pungens) | |
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STATE MOTTO | Nil sine Numine (Latin: "Nothing without Providence") |
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