Portal:Oregon/State facts

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• Nickname: The Beaver State
• Capital city: Salem
• Largest city: Portland
• Governor: Ted Kulongoski (D)
• Total area: 255,026 km²
• Population (2000 census): 3,421,399
• Date admitted to the Union: February 14, 1859
• Form of Government: Republican
• Senators: Ron Wyden (D), Gordon Smith (R)
• Representatives: David Wu (D), Greg Walden (R), Earl Blumenauer (D), Peter DeFazio (D). Darlene Hooley (D)

State symbols:

• Animal: American Beaver
• Bird: Western Meadowlark
• Fish: Chinook salmon
• Flower: Oregon-grape
• Insect: Oregon Swallowtail
• Tree: Douglas-fir
• Fossil: Metasequoia
• Gemstone: Oregon sunstone
• Motto: Alis volat propriis
• Rock: Thunderegg
• Song: Oregon, My Oregon