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  • Capital: Hartford
  • Population: 3,405,565
  • Entered the Union: January 9, 1788
  • As the: 5th state
  • Motto: Qui Transtulit Sustinet (He Who Transplanted Still Sustains)
  • State abbreviation/Postal code: Conn./CT
  • Governor: M. Jodi Rell, R (to Jan. 2011)
  • Lieut. Governor: Michael Fidele, R (to Jan. 2011)
  • Senators: Christopher J. Dodd, D (to Jan. 2011); Joseph I. Lieberman, I (to Jan. 2013)
  • U.S. Representatives: 5
  • Secy. of State: Susan Bysiewicz, D (to Jan. 2011)
  • Treasurer: Denise Nappier, D (to Jan. 2011)
  • Atty. General: Richard Blumenthal, D (to Jan. 2011)
  • Entered Union (rank): Jan. 9, 1788 (5)
  • Present constitution adopted: Dec. 30, 1965
  • Nicknames: The Constitution State, the Nutmeg State
  • Flower: Mountain Laurel
  • Bird: American Robin
  • Song: "Yankee Doodle"
  • Origin of Name: From the Native American word "quinnehtukqut," meaning "beside the long tidal river"
  • Points of Interest: The Long Island Sound shoreline, the P.T. Barnum Museum, Mark Twain's home in Hartford
  • Bordering States: New York, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island.

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