CONNECTICUT (CT)
Constitution State, Nutmeg State

Population (2003): 3,483,372 (29th)
Area: 5,543 sq. mi. (48th) (14,356 sq. km.)
Flower: Mountain laurel
Bird: American robin
Tree: White oak
Song: "Yankee Doodle"
Entered Union: January 9, 1788 (5th)
Capital: Hartford
Largest Cities (with pop.): Bridgeport, 140,104; Hartford, 124,558;New Haven, 124,176; Stamford, 119,850; Waterbury, 107,883

Important Products: aircraft parts, helicopters, industrial machinery, metals and metal products, electronic equipment, printing and publishing, medical instruments, chemicals, dairy products, stone

Places to Visit: Mystic Seaport and Marine Life Aquarium, in Mystic; P. T. Barnum Circus Museum, Bridgeport; Peabody Museum, New Haven