1. Colorado

2. Before statehood Territory of ColoradoAdmission to Union August 1, 1876 (38th state) Territory of ColoradoAdmission to Union

3. Flag of Colorado.svg

4. Seal of Colorado.svg

5. Area Ranked 8th in the U.S. - Total104,094 sq mi (269,837 km 2 ) - Width380 miles (612 km) - Length280 miles (451 km) - % water0.36% - Latitude37°N to 41°N - Longitude102°03'W to 109°03'W Ranked 8th in the U.S.

6. U.S. Senators2 – Mark Udall (D) 3 – Michael Bennet (D)U.S. House delegation4 Republicans and 3 Democrats(list) U.S. Senators2Mark Udall 3Michael BennetU.S. House delegationRepublicansDemocratslist GovernorJohn Hickenlooper (D)Lieutenant GovernorJoseph A. Garcia (D) GovernorJohn HickenlooperDLieutenant GovernorJoseph A. Garcia

7. Denver CO DT WTC AMH 322 Denver is the largest city and the capital of the U.S. state of Colorado. U.S. stateColorado

9. Mount Elbert Maroon Bells

10. grand canyon

11. Colorado Springs Pikes Peak (14,110 Ft)

12. Garden of the Gods An outstanding illustration of the lithologic character of sedimentary rocks, and of the vertical forces that produced the front range of the Rocky Mountains.

13. David Wineland Wins 2012 Nobel Prize in Physics David Wineland won the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physics for ground- breaking experimental methods that enable measuring and manipulation of individual quantum systems