Abbreviation: CT

Capital City: Hartford

Date of Statehood: Jan. 9, 1788

State #: 5

Population: 3,405,565

Area: 5544 sq.mi. Land 4845 sq. mi. Water 698 sq.mi.

Economy:

Agriculture: nursery stock, eggs, dairy products, cattle;

Industry: transportation equipment, machinery, electric equipment, fabricated metal products, chemical products, scientific instruments

Where the name comes from: Based on Mohican and Algonquin Indian words for a "place beside a long river"

State Bird: Robin

State Flower: Mountain Laurel

About the Flag: On a field of azure blue is an ornamental white shield with three grapevines, each bearing three bunches of purple grapes. The state motto "He who Transplanted Sustains Us" is displayed on a white ribbon. The vines stand for the first settlements of English people who began to move from Massachusetts in the 1630's. These settlements were thought of as grapevines that had been transplanted. Adopted in 1897.

State Motto: Qui transtulit sustinet -- He who transplanted still sustains

State Nickname: Constitution State

State Song: Yankee Doodle