Connecticut

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	NICK NAME		Constitution State, Nutmeg State, Land of Steady Habits, Blue Law State
	CAPITAL CITY		Hartford
	LARGEST CITY		Bridgeport
	SECOND LARGEST CITY		New Haven (?)
	LARGEST COUNTY		??
	AREA		5,544 sq. miles; 4,845 sq. miles land, 698 sq. miles water. (48th Largest state)
	HIGHEST ELEVATION		2,380 ft., South slope of Mt. Frissell.
	LOWEST POINT		Sea level along Long Island Sound.
	ABBREVIATION		CT (postal); Conn. (traditional)
	AREA CODE(S)		203, 810, 860
	TIME ZONE		Eastern Standard Time
	PART OF REGION		New England
	ADMISSION DATE		January 9, 1788 (5th State)
	LOCATION		In the North East US, bordering New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, & Long Island.
	NAME ORIGIN		??
	STATE BIRD		American Robin (Turdus Migratorius)
	STATE FISH
	STATE FLOWER		Mountain Laurel (Kalima Latifolia)
	STATE HERO		Nathan Hale
	STATE INSECT		Praying Mantis (Mantis Religiosa)
	STATE MINERAL		Garnet
	STATE SHIP		SS Nautilus (First US Submarine)
	STATE SONG		"Yankee Doodle"
	STATE SPORT
	STATE STONE
	STATE TREE		White Oak
	STATE MOTTO		Qui Transtulit Sustinet (Latin: "He who transplanted still sustains")

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