From Wiki 5A
| Basic State Information
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| State Flag
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| State Seal
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| Nicknames
| * The Centennial State
* Colorful Colorado
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| Capital City
| Denver
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| Largest City
| Denver
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| Population
| 4,665,177
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| Elevation
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| Highest Point
| Mt. Elbert
(14,433 feet above sea level)
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| Lowest Point
| Arkansas River
(3,350 feet above sea level)
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| Admission to Union
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| August 1 of 1876
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| Government
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| Governor
| Bill Ritter
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Lieutenant
Governor
| Barbara O'Brien
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| Senators
| * Wayne A. Allard
* Ken Salazar
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| Abbreviation
| CO
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| Website
| www.infoplease.com
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This the state flower, the White & Lavender Columbine
This is the state tree, the Colorado Blue Spruce
this is the sate animal, the Bighorn Sheep
This is the state bird, the Lark Bunting
is our 38th state and it was founded on
August 1 of
1876. Colorado's capital is Denver. Colorado's state flower is the White & Lavender Columbine and the state tree is the Colorado Blue Spruce. The state animal is the Bighorn Sheep. The state bird is the Lark Bunting. Colorado's nicknames are "The Centennial State" and the "Colorful Colorado". Did you know... that Colorado has the highest average elevation, more than any other state.
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