Connecticut (CT)
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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's Bird:
 Robin Mountain laurel
State's Flower:
 Mountain laurel (kalmia latifolia)
State's Tree:
 White Oak (quercus alba)
State's Song:
 Yankee Doodle
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