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State Trivia for CT

State:	Connecticut
Abbreviation:	CT
Capital:	Hartford
Largest City:	Bridgeport
Population:	3405565
Land-Square Miles:	4,845
Land-Square Miles Rank:	48
Highest Point:	On Mount Frissell, 2,380 ft.
Governor of Connecticut:	M. Jodi Rell
Political Party:	Republican
Seat Up:	2010
Entered Union:	January 9, 1788
State Number:	5th
State Motto:	He Who Transplanted Still Sustains (Qui Transtulit Sustinet)
State Nickname:	The Constitution State, The Nutmeg State, Provisions State
State Flower:	Mountain Laurel
StateFlower2:	Kalmia latifolia
State Bird:	American Robin
State Song:	Yankee Doodle
Sports Team:	New England Seawolves (AFL)
Origin Of The State Name:	From the Native American word "quinnehtukqut," meaning "beside the long tidal river"
Major Industries:	Nursery stock, eggs, dairy products, cattle
Historical Sites:
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