COLORADO (CO)
Centennial State

Population (2003): 4,550,688 (22th)
Area: 104,094 sq. mi. (8th) (269,602 sq. km.)
Flower: Rocky Mountain columbine
Bird: Lark bunting
Tree: Colorado blue spruce
Song: "Where the Columbines Grow"
Entered Union: August 1, 1876 (38th
Capital and Largest City: Denver (population, 560,415)
Other Large Cities (with pop.): Colorado Springs, 371,182; Aurora, 286,028; Lakewood, 143,754

Important Products: instruments and industrial machinery, food products, printing and publishing, metal products, electronic equipment, oil, coal, cattle

Places to Visit: Rocky Mountain National Park, Mesa Verde National Park, Dinosaur National Monument, old mining towns