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Colorado (Audio-IPAColoradanColorado.ogg/k?l??r�do?/ or Audio-IPAen-us-Colorado.ogg/k?l??r??do?/) is a U.S. state located in the Rocky Mountain region (Mountain States) of the United States of America. It may also be considered to be part of the Western (Western United States) and Northwestern (Northwestern United States) regions of the United States. In many cases Eastern Colorado is considered part of the Midwestern United States. Colorado entered statehood in 1876 and was nicknamed the ?Centennial State?. It is bordered to the north by Wyoming, to the south by New Mexico and Oklahoma, at the southwest corner (Four Corners (United States)) by Arizona, to the east by Nebraska and Kansas and to the west by Utah.
The state is well known for its magnificent scenery of mountains, rivers, lakes and plains (Great Plains). The United States Census Bureau estimates that the state population was 4,939,456 in 2008, a 14% increase since the U.S. Census 2000. Denver (Denver, Colorado) is the capital (Capital (political)) of Colorado and the states most populous city (Colorado municipalities by population). Residents of Colorado are properly known as "Coloradans (List of U.S. state residents names)", although the archaic term "Coloradoan" is still used.
Fullname: State of Colorado
Flaglink: Flag (Flag of Colorado)
Seal: Seal of Colorado.svg
Map: Map_of_USA_CO.svg
Allias Name: The Centennial State
Motto: Nil sine numine (Nothing without providence)
Former: Colorado Territory
Capital: Denver (Denver, Colorado)
Officiallang: English
Demonym: Coloradan
Largestcity: Denver (Denver, Colorado)
Largestmetro: Denver-Aurora Metro Area (Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area)
Senators: 2 (United States Senate Class 2) - Mark Udall (D) ,3 (United States Senate Class 3) - Michael Bennet (D)
Representative: 5 Democrats, 2 Republicans
Postalabbreviation: CO
Tradabbreviation: Colo.
Arearank: 8th
Totalarea: 269,837
Totalareaus: 104,185
Landarea: 103,730
Landareaus: 103,815
Waterarea: 962
Waterareaus: 371
Pcwater: 0.36%
Poprank: 22nd
2000pop (old): 4,301,261
2000pop: 4,939,456 (2008 est.) , 4,301,261 (2000)
Densityrank: 37th
2000density: 16.01
2000densityus: 41.5
Medianhouseholdincome: $51,022
Incomerank: 10th
Admittancedate: August 1, 1876
Timezone: MST (Mountain Standard Time)=UTC-07, MDT (Mountain Daylight Time)=UTC-06
Latitude: 37�N to 41�N
Longitude: 102�03'W to 109�03'W
Widthus: 280
Length: 612
Lengthus: 380
Highestpoint: Mount Elbertcite weburl = = National Geodetic Survey data sheet KL0637 for Mount Elbertpublisher=National Geodetic Surveyaccessdate=2007-10-19
Highestelev: 4401
Highestelevus: 14,440
Meanelev: 2073
Meanelevus: 6,800
Lowestpoint: Arikaree River
Lowestelev: 1010
Lowestelevus: 3,315
Isocode: US-CO
Website: www.colorado.gov }}