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| Capital City: | Salt Lake City |
| 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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