CONNECTICUT IS COZY, FRIENDLY, AND WELCOMING! THE PERFECT MIX OF COASTAL CHARM AND HISTORY, YOU'LL FIND THIS STATE STROLLING THROUGH QUAINT STREETS, LINED WITH SHOPS AND CAFES, WATCHING BOATS SAIL BY, AND STRIKING UP CONVERSATIONS WITH KIND LOCALS. CONNECTICUT WILL MAKE YOU FEEL RIGHT AT HOME. MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 7" X 4" X 2" NICKNAME: THE CONSTITUTION STATE STATEHOOD: 1788; 5TH STATE POPULATION: 3,565,000 CAPITAL: HARTFORD ABBREVIATION: CT STATE BIRD: AMERICAN ROBIN STATE FLOWER: MOUNTAIN LAUREL STATE TREE: CHARTER OAK