Colorado (CO) Colorado is the 8th largest State, with 103,730 sq. miles of land. Colorado's largest cities include Denver, Colorado Springs, Aurora, Lakewood, and Fort Collins. Colorado shares a border with Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah, and Wyoming. Did you know that ... The Colorado State Bird is the Lark Bunting. The Colorado State Flower is the Rocky Mountain Columbine (aquilegia caerules). The Colorado State Tree is the Colorado Blue Spruce (picea pungens). You may also be interested to know that ... The capital city of Colorado is Denver. Colorado became a State on August 1, 1876 (38th). Colorado's motto is "Nil Sine Numine" (Nothing without Providence). Colorado's nickname is "Centennial State" Colorado's State song is "Where the Columbines Grow". Colorado Quick Links: Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park Colorado National Monument Curecanti National Recreation Area Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument Great Sand Dunes National Monument and Preserve Mesa Verde National Park Rocky Mountain National Park Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site Colorado Tourism: Boulder Convention And Visitors Bureau Chaffee County Visitors Bureau Colorado Springs Convention And Visitors Bureau Colorado Travel and Tourism Authority Denver Metro Convention And Visitors Bureau Fort Collins Convention And Visitors Bureau Grand Junction Visitor And Convention Bureau Greeley Convention & Visitors Bureau Mesa Verde County Visitor Information Bureau Montrose Visitors And Convention Bureau Vail Valley Chamber & Tourism Bureau Colorado News: Power struggles loom in Paraguay After 61 years of Colorado Party rule, Paraguay is the second-poorest country in South America. What chance is there of a fresh start under the new President-elect, former Roman Catholic bishop Fernando Lugo? Paraguayans vote in key elections The people of Paraguay vote in elections that could end 61 years of domination by the Colorado party. Index: Placenames Around the World