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Connecticut

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State of Connecticut
Flag of Connecticut State seal of Connecticut
Flag Èdìdí
Ìlàjẹ́: The Constitution State; The Nutmeg State;
The Provisions State[1]
Motto(s): Qui transtulit sustinet.[1] (Latin)
Map of the United States with Connecticut highlighted
Map of the United States with Connecticut highlighted
Èdè oníibiṣẹ́ De jure: None
De facto: English
OrúkọaráàlúConnecticuter,[2] Nutmegger[3]
OlúìlúHartford
Ìlú atóbijùlọBridgeport[4]
Largest metro areaGreater Hartford[5]
Àlà Ipò 48th ní U.S.
 - Total5,543 sq mi
(14,356 km2)
 - Width70 miles (113 km)
 - Length110 miles (177 km)
 - % water12.6
 - Latitude40°58′ N to 42°03′ N
 - Longitude71°47′ W to 73°44′ W
Iyeèrò Ipò 29th ní U.S.
 - Total3,501,252 (2008 est.)[6]
3,405,565 (2000)
- Density702.9/sq mi  (271.40/km2)
Ranked 4th in the U.S.
 - Median income $55,970 (4th)
Elevation 
 - Highest point South slope of Mount Frissell[7]
Note: The summit of Mount Frissell
is in Massachusetts
2,380 ft (726 m)
 - Mean500 ft  (152 m)
 - Lowest pointLong Island Sound[7]
sea level
Admission to Union  January 9, 1788 (5th)
GómìnàDannel Malloy (D)
Ìgbákejì GómìnàMichael Fedele (R)
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U.S. Senators Christopher Dodd (D)
Joe Lieberman (ID)
U.S. House delegation 5 Democrats (list)
Time zone Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Abbreviations CT Conn. US-CT
Websitect.gov

Ipinle Konnektikot

  1. 1 2 Àṣìṣe ìtọ́kasí: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named SOTS
  2. United States Government Printing Office Style Manual (2000), §5.23, http://www.gpoaccess.gov/stylemanual/index.html
  3. SHG Resources, http://www.shgresources.com/resources/symbols/names/residentnames/ Archived 2013-06-16 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. Population Estimates for All Places: 2000 to 2006: Connecticut SUB-EST2006-04-09.xls. United States Census Bureau. Last accessed 2007-10-16.
  5. State Data from the State and Metropolitan Area Data Book: 2006. United States Census Bureau. Last accessed 2007-10-16.
  6. "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
  7. 1 2 "Elevations and Distances in the United States". U.S Geological Survey. 29 April 2005. Archived from the original on 2008-06-01. Retrieved 2006-11-03.