Factual Information : Connecticut
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Facts Origin of State Name: From the Mahican word quinnehtukqut, meaning "beside the long tidal river."
Nickname : The Constitution State (official in 1959); also, the Nutmeg State.
Capital: Hartford.
Entered Union: 9 January 1788 (5th).
Flag : On a rococo shield, three grape vines, supported and bearing fruit, stand against a white field. Beneath the shield is a streamer bearing the state motto.
Song : "Yankee Doodle."
Motto : Qui transtulit sustinet (He who transplanted still sustains).
Animal : Sperm whale.
Bird : American robin.
Insect : European praying mantis.
Flower : Mountain laurel.
Tree : White oak.
Mineral : Garnet
Population : 3,405,565; 29th, 12/00
County : 8 counties
Birth Place : George Walker Bush
Agriculture : Nursery stock, eggs, dairy products, cattle.
Industry : Transportation equipment, machinery, electric equipment, fabricated metal products, chemical products, scientific instruments.