Generally: Colorado, located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America, was the 38th state admitted into the United States of America.  Colorado became a state on August 1, 1876. 

Capital: Denver, Colorado

Abbreviation: CO

Flag: The official Colorado flag was designed by Andrew Carlisle Johnson and was formally adopted on June 5, 1911.  Each of the colors utilized in the flag represents physical characteristics of Colorado.  The blue represents the clear blue skies, the gold symbolizes the copious days of sunshine, the red represents the rustic tint of much of Colorado's soil, and the white stands for the snow capped peaks.

Largest Cities: Denver, Colorado Springs, & Fort Collins (All located along the Front Range)

Area: 104,100 square miles (8th largest state in the U.S.)

Population: 4,861,515 (2007)

Name of Residents: Coloradans or Coloradoans

Primary Industries: Agriculture, tourism, mining, oil, finance, and manufacturing

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Highest Elevation: Summit of Mount Elbert at 14,440' (Mount Elbert is also the highest point in the Rocky Mountains)

Lowest Elevation: Arikaree River at the Colorado-Kansas border at 3,314'

Time Zone: Mountain

Major Rivers: Colorado, Rio Grande, Arkansas, South Platte, North Platte, and Republican

Bordering States: Arizona, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah, and Wyoming

Origin of the Name Colorado: In Spanish, Colorado means the "color red."

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Motto: Nil sine numine (Latin = "Nothing Without Providence")

Nickname: The Centennial State

State Dance: Square Dance

Bird: Lark Bunting

Animal: Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep

Fish: Greenback cutthroat trout

Insect: Colorado Hairstreak Butterfly

Flower: Rocky Mountain Columbine

Tree: Colorado Spruce or Blue Spruce

Songs: "Where the Columbines Grow" & "Rocky Mountain High"

Grass: Blue grama

Fossil: Stegosaurus

Gemstone: Aquamarine

Mineral: Rhodochrosite

Rock: Yule Marble