Connecticut

State Abbreviation - CT
State Capital - Hartford
Largest City - Bridgeport
Area - 5,544 square miles [Connecticut is the 48th biggest state in the USA]
Population - 3,405,565 (as of 2000) [Connecticut is the 29th most populous state in the USA]
Name for Residents - Connecticuters
Major Industries - agriculture, industry (especially insurance), tourism

Major Rivers - Connecticut River, Housatonic River, Thames River
Major Lakes - Lake Candlewood
Highest Point - Mt. Frissell - 2380 feet, (725 m) above sea level
Bordering States - Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island
Bordering Bodies of Water - Long Island Sound, Atlantic Ocean

Origin of the Name Connecticut - The name Connecticut is from a Mohican/Algonquin Indian word "quonehtacut", which means "long tidal river."
State Nickname - Constitution State
State Motto - "Qui transtulit sustinet" - He who transplanted still sustains
State Song - Yankee Doodle