GENERAL
INFORMATION
Capital --Denver
Statehood-- Aug. 1, 1876 (38th state)
Nickname --Centennial State
Motto -- Nil Sine Numine (Nothing withoutProvidence)
State bird --lark bunting
State flower-- Rocky Mountain columbine
State tree --Colorado blue spruce
GEOGRAPHY
Area-- 104,247 sq mi
Highest point-- Mt. Elbert, 14,433 ft
Lowest point -- Arkansas River 3,350 ft
CLIMATE
Average annual snowfall -- 42 inches
Average annual rainfall -- 16.24 inches
Average humidity -- 50 percent
Average number of sunny days per year--300
POPULATION
Approximately 3,294,394
MAJOR
INDUSTRIES
Tourism
Food Products
Printing and Publishing
MAJOR
ATTRACTIONS
Rocky Mountain National Park
Mesa Verde National Park
Dinosaur National Monument
