| COLORADO
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| VAIL |
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| AREA |
104,177 sq miles (land) 103,718 sq miles (water) 459 sq miles
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| CAPITAL |
Denver |
| FAMOUS DATES
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Organized as territory: Feb. 28, 1861 Entered Union (rank): Aug. 1, 1876 (38)
Present constitution adopted: 1876
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| LOCATION
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39.768N, 104.872W |
| MEAN ELEVATION
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6,811 feet |
| HIGHEST
POINT |
Mt. Elbert; 14,433 feet, 3rd |
| LOWEST
POINT |
Arikaree River; 3,350 feet, 50th |
| COUNTIES |
64 |
| COASTLINE |
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| GEOGRAPHIC CENTER |
30 miles northwest of Pike's Peak
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| STATE FOSSIL
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stegosaurus (1991) |
| STATE GRASS
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| STATE REPTILE
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| STATE ROCK
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| STATE GEMSTONE
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Aquamarine |
| STATE FLAG
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The flag was originally designed by Andrew Carlisle Johnson in 1911. The C-shaped emblem contains the colors of Spain which originally claimed the area, and the gold ball represents the state's mineral wealth.
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| STATE COLORS
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blue and white (1911) |
| STATE SEAL
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The circular Seal of the State of Colorado is an adaption of the Territorial Seal which was adopted by Joint Resolution of the First Territorial Assembly on November 6, 1861. The statutory provision for the official seal of statehood was provided for by Act of the First General Assembly of the State of Colorado, approved on March 15, 1877. |
| STATE SLOGAN
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If You Don't Ski, Don't Bother |
| STATE
MOTTO
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Nil sine Numine ("Nothing Without the Deity") |
| STATE SONG
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“Where the Columbines Grow” (1915) |
| STATE TREE
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Colorado blue spruce (1939) |
| STATE BIRD
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lark bunting (1931) |
| STATE ANIMAL
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Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep (1961) |
| STATE FISH
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| STATE METAL
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| STATE NICKNAMES
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Centennial State, Colorful Colorado, Silver State, Switzerland of America
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| STATE FLOWER
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White and Lavender Columbine |
| BORDERING
STATES
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Arizona, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah, Wyoming |
