Connecticut Real Estate
| Capital City: | Hartford |
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| Nickname: | Constitution State / Provision State / Nutmeg State | |
| Motto: | Qui transtulit sustinet (He who transplanted still sustains) | |
| Statehood: | January 9, 1788 (5th) | |
| Origin of state's name: | Based on the Mohegan word, Quinnehtukqut, meaning "Long River Place" or "Beside the Long Tidal River" | |
| Largest Cities: | Bridgeport, Hartford, New Haven, Stamford, Waterbury | |
| Border States: | Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island | |
| Land Area: | 4,845 sq. mi.; 48th largest | |
| State Bird: | Robin | |
| State Flower: | Mountain laurel (kalmia latifolia) | |
| State Tree: | White Oak (quercus alba) |
