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Facts

Also Known As Centennial State
Capital Denver
Population1 (2020) 5,773,714; (2025 est.) 6,012,561
Governor Jared Polis (Democrat)
Date Of Admission August 1, 1876
U.S. Senators Michael F. Bennet (Democrat) • John Hickenlooper (Democrat)
State Nickname Centennial State
State Motto “Nil Sine Numine (Nothing Without Providence)”
State Bird lark bunting
State Flower white and lavender columbine
State Song “Where the Columbines Grow” • “Rocky Mountain High”
Seats In U.S. House Of Representatives 8 of (435)
Time Zone Mountain (GMT − 7 hours)
Total Area (Sq Km) 269,603
Total Area (Sq Mi) 104,094
1Excluding military abroad.

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Colorado
The Colorado state seal features a blue circular field with a heraldic shield showing three snowcapped mountains at the top and a miner's pick and hammer at the bottom. Above the shield is the eye of God inside a triangle, with a bundle of rods and an axe between the shield and the eye. A banner below the shield reads Nil Sine Numine. The outer red ring says State of Colorado and 1876, with blue stars around the border.
Colorado's state bird is the lark bunting.
The Rocky Mountain columbine is the state flower of Colorado.
Political map of Colorado showing state and county boundaries, major cities, county seats, and neighboring states. The map includes cities such as Denver (the state capital), Colorado Springs, Aurora, Fort Collins, and Grand Junction, with a small locator map in the top left corner highlighting Colorado's location within the United States.
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Map of the United States highlighting Colorado in orange, with Denver marked as its capital, showing Colorado's central-western location within the country. Surrounding states, major cities, and neighboring countries are also visible for context.
Denver, Colorado: skyline
Physical map of Colorado showing major landforms, including the Rocky Mountains running north to south, plateaus, peaks such as Mount Elbert, rivers, reservoirs, and national parks. State boundaries and neighboring states are marked, with a small locator map of Colorado's position in the United States in the upper left corner.
Map of the northern Mountain region of the United States, highlighting major physical features, rivers, and mountain ranges across Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming, as well as parts of neighboring states. State capitals and key cities are marked, along with features such as the Rocky Mountains, Yellowstone Lake, and Flathead Lake. The map also shows the region's proximity to the Canadian border.
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