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Now to the information!
Let's start with some basic facts about the state of Connecticut:

Basic facts about Connecticut (click images to view larger)

Demonym (what citizens are called):

Connecticuter, Nutmegger

Capital:

Hartford

State Flag:

connecticut state flag

State Seal:

connecticut state seal

Largest City:

Bridgeport

Population:

29th most in the U.S.

Governor:

M. Jodi Rell

Lieutenant Governor:

Michael Fedele

Time zone:

Eastern

Government website:

CT.gov

State Motto:

"Qui Transtulit Sustinet"
(He Who Transplanted Still Sustains)

State Composer:

Charles Edward Ives (1874-1954)

State Hero:

Nathan Hale 1755-1776

State Heroine:

Prudence Crandall 1803-1890

State Mineral:

The Garnet

State Ship:

USS Nautilus

State Song:

"Yankee Doodle", selected 1978

State Tree:

The Charter Oak

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