Population
3,504,809
Total Area
5,544 square miles
Land Area
4,845 square miles
Water Area
698 square miles
Highest Point
Mt. Frissell at 2380 feet
Lowest Point
Long Island Sound at sea level
Topography
Western upland, the Berkshires, in the Northwest;
narrrow central lowlands; hilly eastern upland
Border States
Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island
Capital City
Hartford
Largest
Cities
Bridgeport, New Haven, Hartford, Stamford, Waterbury,
Norwalk, Danbury, New Britain, West Hartford, Greenwich
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Agriculture
Nursery stock, eggs, dairy products, cattle
Industry
Transportation equipment, machinery, electric equipment,
fabricated metal products, chemical products, scientific
instruments
Area Codes
203, 860
Statehood
January 9, 1788
State Bird
Robin
State Flower
Mountain Laurel
State Song
Yankee Doodle
State Tree
White Oak
State Motto
Qui transtulit sustinet (He who transplanted still
sustains)
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