Portal:Utah/State facts

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• Nickname: The Beehive State
• Capital and largest city: Salt Lake City
• Governor: Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. (R)
• Total area: 219,887 km²
• Population (2005 census): 2,547,389
• Date admitted to the Union: January 4, 1896
• Form of Government: Republican
• Senators: Orrin Hatch (R), Robert Bennett (R)
• Representatives: Rob Bishop (R), Jim Matheson (D), Chris Cannon (R)

State symbols:

• Animal: Rocky Mountain Elk
• Bird: California Seagull
• Fish: Bonneville Cutthroat Trout
• Flower: Sego Lily
• Grass: Indian ricegrass
• Insect: European Honey Bee
• Tree: Blue Spruce
• Fossil: Allosaurus
• Gemstone: Topaz
• Mineral: Copper
• Motto: Industry
• Rock: Coal
• Snackfood: green Jell-O
• Song: Utah, This is the Place