
Colorado (CO)
Colorado is the 8th largest State, with 103,730 sq. miles of land.
Colorado's largest cities include Denver, Colorado Springs, Aurora, Lakewood, and Fort Collins.
Colorado shares a border with Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah, and Wyoming.
Did you know that ...
- The Colorado State Bird is the Lark Bunting.
- The Colorado State Flower is the Rocky Mountain Columbine (Aquilegia caerulea).
- The Colorado State Tree is the Colorado Blue Spruce (picea pungens).
You may also be interested to know that ...
- The capital city of Colorado is Denver.
- Colorado became a State on August 1, 1876 (38th).
- Colorado's motto is "Nil Sine Numine" (Nothing without Providence).
- Colorado's nickname is "Centennial State"
- Colorado's State song is "Where the Columbines Grow".
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