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
