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Quick Facts: Utah
| Capital City: |
Salt Lake City |
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| Nickname: |
Beehive State |
| Motto: |
Industry |
| Statehood: |
January 4, 1896 (45th) |
| Origin of State's Name: |
Taken from the name of the Ute Indians, whose name means "people of the mountains" |
| Largest Cities: |
Salt Lake City, Provo, West Valley City, Sandy, Orem |
| Border States: |
Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Wyoming |
| Land Area: |
82,168 sq. mi., 12th largest |
| State Bird: |
American Seagull |
| State Flower: |
Sego Lily (calochortus gunnisonii) |
| State Tree: |
Blue Spruce (picea pungens) |
| State Song: |
Utah, We Love Thee |
| E-mail your Congressperson: |
U.S. House: 111th Congress
U.S. Senate: 111th Congress Or look up your Congressperson in the Congressional Directory database! |
  
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