Colorado

= =

by Ann Maitland The Colorado State Web Site link: [] media type="youtube" key="-7qTTRB5kVA" height="344" width="425"
 * **Capital City:** || Denver ||
 * **Nickname:** || Centennial State ||
 * **Motto:** || Nil Sine Numine (Nothing without Providence) ||
 * **Statehood:** || August 1, 1876 (38th) ||
 * **Origin of State's Name:** || From the Spanish for the color red, which was applied to the Colorado River. ||
 * **Largest Cities:** || Denver, Colorado Springs, Aurora, Lakewood, Fort Collins ||
 * **Border States:** || Arizona, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah, Wyoming ||
 * **Land Area:** || 103,730 sq. mi.; 8th largest ||
 * **State Bird:** || Lark Bunting ||
 * **State Flower:** || Rocky Mountain Columbine (aquilegia caerules) ||
 * **State Tree:** || Colorado Blue Spruce (picea pungens) ||
 * **State Song:** || Where the Columbines Grow ||