8 Doing Business in Connecticut | 2014
Connec cut is bordered to the west by New
York, to the North by Massachuse s, to the
east by Rhode Island and to the south by the
Long Island Sound.
5,565 sq. miles
Connec cut's land area is
The state is approximately
110 miles
North
SoUth
to
EASt
WESt
to
70 miles
approximately
Connec cut became
a state in
1788.
There are
businesses based in
Connec cut.
356,303
The state flower is the
Mountain
Laurel.
The state insect is the
Praying Mantis.
PHOTO/MorgueFile
PHOTO/MorgueFile, Ma hew Hull
The state bird is
the Robin.
The state hero is
Nathan Hale.
PHOTO/MorgueFile, katmys ry
There are
4,900 farms in CT.
PHOTO/State of CT
There are 53
private heliports
in Connecticut.
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CT has 9,700 miles of rivers and streams
in addi on to
3,900 lakes and ponds.
Both the men's and women's
basketball teams at the University
of Connec cut won Division I NCAA
tles in 2004 and 2014.
PHOTOS/UConn
PHOTO/State of CT
&
PHOTO/State of CT
PHOTO/©
Paul
Presco
|
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me.com
PHOTO/© Feng Cheng |
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