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@SLIDE TITLE =                               Connecticut                          |STATES.SLD
                                                                   
     
     
      
 
                             

         State Capital: Hartford            State Abbreviation :    CT    
                
         Population (1991): 3,287,000       Size (square miles): 5,019  
         Population Rank:   27              Size Rank:           48     


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         Motto: "Qui Transtulit Sustinet" meaning He Who Transplanted Still 
         Sustains 

         Nickname: Constitution State, Nutmeg State

         Name Origin: From Mohicans or Algonquin words for "long river 
         place" 

         State Bird:   Robin
               Flower: Mountain Laurel
               Tree:   White Oak
               Song:   Yankee Doodle

         Climate: Winters below freezing, summers warm and humid 

         Industries: Manufacturing, retail trade, government,services, 
         finances, and insurance 
 
 
