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Nickname The Heart of Dixie Motto -. North to the Future Motto Aldemus Jura Nostra Defendere Flower Forget-Me-Not (We Dare Defend Our Rights) Marine Mammal :.. Bowhead Whale Horse Racking Horse Bird Willow Ptarmigan Flower Camellia Tree : Sitka Spruce Bird Yellowhammer Song Alaska's Flag Tree Southern (Longleaf) Pine Fish King Salmon Song Alabama Fossil Wooly Mammoth Insect Monarch Butterfly Sport Dog Mushing Rock Marble Gem Jade Entered the Union December 14, 1819 Mineral Gold Capital Montgomery Purchased from Russia by the March 30, 1867 Entered the Union January 3, 1959 EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Capital Juneau ; Lieutenant Governor Secretary of State Jim Bennett EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Attorney General Bill Pryor Governor Tony Knowles Treasurer Lieutenant Governor Fran Ulmer Attorney General Bruce M: Botelho Treasurer Ross Kinney SUPREME COURT Perry O. Hooper, Sr., SUPREME COURT Hugh Maddox Jean Brown Warren W. Matthews, Chief Justice John England ' Alexander O. Bryner Douglas Johnstone Walter Carpeneti Gorman Houston Robert L. Eastaugh Dana Fabe Champ Lyons Ralph D. Cook Harold See LEGISLATURE Drue Pearce LEGISLATURE Secretary of the Senate Heidi Vogel President of the Senate Lt. Gov. Steve Windom President Pro Tem of the Senate Lowell Ray Barron Speaker of the House Brian Porter Secretary of the Senate McDowell Lee Chief Clerk of the House Suzanne Lowell

Speaker of the House Seth Hammett Speaker Pro Tem of the House Demetrius C. Newton Clerk of the House William G. Pappas STATISTICS Land Area (square miles) 570,750 Rank in Nation 1st Population 619,500 STATISTICS Rank in Nation 48th Land Area (square miles) 50,750 • Density per square mile 1.1 Rank in Nation 28th Number of Representatives in Congress 1 Population 4,369862 Capital City Juneau Rank in Nation 23rd Population 30,191 Density per square mile 79.62 Rank in State 3rd Number of Representatives in Congress 7 Largest City Anchorage Capital City Montgomery Population 254,997 Population 197,014 Number of Places over 10,000 Population 4 Rank in State 3rd Largest City Birmingham Population , 252,997 Number of Places over 10,000 Population 50

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Nickname The Grand Canyon State Nickname The Natural State Motto DitatDeus (God Enriches) Motto Regnal Populus (The People Rule) Flower Blossom of the Saguaro Cactus Flower Apple Blossom Bird .• Cactus Wren Bird Mockingbird Tree : Palo Verde Tree : Pine Songs Arizona March Song and Arizona Song Arkansas Gemstone Turquoise Gem .' Diamond Official Neckwear Sola Tie Entered the Union June 15, 1836 Entered the Union February 14, 1912 Capital Little Rock Capital Phoenix

EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Governor MikeHuckabee Governor Lieutenant Governor Winthrop Secretary of State Secretary of State Sharon Priest Attorney General Mark Pryor Attorney General Treasurer Jimmie Lou Fisher Treasurer Carol Springer

SUPREME COURT SUPREME COURT W. H. Arnold, Chief Justice Thomas A. Zlaket, Chief Justice Thomas A. Glaze Stanley Feldraan Donald L. Corbin Frederick J. Martone Robert L. Brown Charles E. Jones Annabell Clinton Imber Ruth McGregor Ray Thornton Lavenski Smith

LEGISLATURE President of the Senate Brenda Bums GENERAL ASSEMBLY President Pro Tem of the Senate John Wettaw President of the Senate Lt. Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller Secretary of the Senate Charmion Billington President Pro Tem of the Senate Jay Bradford Secretary of the Senate Ann Comwell Speaker of the House Jeff Groscost Speaker Pro Tem of the House Speaker of the House Bob Johnson Chief Clerk of the House Norman L. Moore Speaker Pro Tem of the House Douglas C. Kidd Chief Clerk of the House Jo Renshaw

STATISTICS Land Area (square miles) 113,642 STATISTICS Rank in Nation 6th Land Area (square miles) 52,075 Population 4,778,332 Rank in Nation 27tH Rank in Nation 20th Population 2,551,373 Density per square mile 30.4 Rank in Nation 33rd Number Representatives in Congress 6 Density per square mile 48.7 Capital City Phoenix Number of Representatives in Congress 4 Population 1,198,064 Capital City Little Rock Rank in State 1st Population 175,303 Largest City Phoenix Rank in State 1st Number of Places over 10,000 Population 28 Largest City ; '. Little Rock Number of Places over 10,000 Population 27

The Council of Stote Governments 467 STATE PAGES Colorado

Nickname The Golden State Nickname The Centennial State Motto Eureka (I Have Found It) Motto Nil Sine Numine Animal Grizzly Bear (Nothing Without Providence) Flower Golden Poppy Flower Columbine Bird California Valley Quail Bird. Lark Bunting Tree California Redwood Tree Blue Spruce Song I Love You, California Song Where the Columbines Grow Fossil Saber-Toothed Cat Fossil Stegosaurus Marine Mammal California Gray Whale Gemstone Aquamarine Entered the Union September 9, 1850 Animal Bighorn Sheep Capital Sacramento Entered the Union August 1, 1876 Capital City

EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Governor EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Lieutenant Governor Cruz M. Bustamante Governor : Bill Owens Secretary of State Bill Jones Lieutenant Governor Joe Rogers Attorney General Secretary of State ; Donetta L. Davidson Treasurer Philip N. Angelides Attorney General Treasurer MikeCoffman

SUPREME COURT Ronald M. George, Chief Justice SUPREME COURT Stanley Mosk Mary J. Mullarkey, Chief Justice Joyce L. Kennard Gregory K. Scott Marvin R. Baxter Rebecca L. Kourlis Katherine M. Werdegar Gregory J. Hobbs Jr. Ming W. Chin Alex J. Martinez Janice Rogers Brown Michael L. Bender Nancy E. Rice LEGISLATURE President of the Senate Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante GENERAL ASSEMBLY President Pro Tern of the Senate John L. Burton President of the Senate Ray Powers Secretary of the Senate '. Gregory Schmidt President Pro Tem of the Senate Doug Lamborn Secretary of the Senate Patricia K. Dicks Speaker of the Assembly Robert M. Hertzberg Speaker Pro Tern of the Assembly Fred Keeley Speaker of the House Russell George Chief Clerk of the Assembly E. Dotson Wilson Speaker Pro Tem of the House William 0. Kaufman Chief Clerk of the House Judith Rodrigue STATISTICS Land Area (square miles) 155,973 STATISTICS Rank in Nation 3rd Population 33,145,121 Land Area (square miles) 103,729 Rank in Nation 1st Rank in Nation 8th Density per Square Mile 209.4 Population 4,056,133 Number of Representatives in Congress 52 Rank in Nation 24th Capital City Sacramento Density per square mile 38.3 Population 404,168 Number of Representatives in Congress 6 Rank in State 7th Capital City Denver Largest City Los Angeles Population 499,055 Population 3,597,556 Rank in State 1st Number of Places over 10,000 Population 383 Largest City Denver Number of Places over 10,000 Population 39

468 The Book of the Stotes 2000-2001 STATE PAGES Delaware

Nickname The Constitution State Nickname The First State Motto Qui Transtulit Sustinet Motto ; Liberty and Independence (He Who Transplanted Still Sustains) Flower Peach Blossom Animal Sperm Whale Bird Blue Hen Chicken Flower Mountain Laurel Tree American Holly Bird American Robin Song Tree White Oak Fish : ; Sea Trout Song Entered the Union December 7, 1787 Mineral Garnet Capital Dover Insect European "Praying" Mantis Entered the Union January 9, 1788 Capital Hartford EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Governor Thomas R. Carper Lieutenant Governor Ruth Ann Minner EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Secretary of State Edward J. Freel Governor John G. Rowland Attorney General M. Jane Brady Lieutenant Governor M. Treasurer Jack A. Martell Secretary of State Susan Bysiewicz Attorney General Treasurer Deriise L. Nappier SUPREME COURT E. Norman Veasey, Chief Justice Joseph T. Walsh SUPREME COURT Randy J. Holland Francis M. McDonald Jr., Chief Justice Maurice A. Hartnett III David M. Borden Carolyn Berger . Robert I. Berdon Flemming L. Norcott Jr. Joette Katz Richard N. Palmer GENERAL ASSEMBLY William J. Sullivan President of the Senate Lt. Gov. Ruth Ann Minner President Pro Tem of the Senate Thomas B. Sharp Secretary of the Senate Bernard J. Brady

GENERAL ASSEMBLY Speaker of the House Terry R. Spence President of the Senate Lt. Gov. M. Jodi Rell Speaker Pro Tem of the House William A. Oberle Jr. President Pro Tem of the Senate Kevin B. Sullivan Clerk of the House JoAnnM. Hedrick Clerk of the Senate Thomas P. Sheridan

Speaker of the House Moira K. Lyons Speaker Pro Tem of the House Joan V. Hartley STATISTICS Clerk of the House Garey E. Coleman Land Area (square miles); 1,955 Rank in Nation 45th Population 753,538 Rank in Nation 45th STATISTICS Density per square mile ; 380.4 Land Area (square miles) 4,845 Number of Representatives in Congress 1 Rank in Nation 48th Capital City. Dover Population 3,282,031 Population 30,369 Rank in Nation 29th Rank in State 2nd Density per square mile 675.8 Largest City Wilmington Number of Representatives in Congress 6 Population 71,678 Capital City Hartford Number of Places over 10,000 Population 5 Population 131,523 Rank in State 2nd Largest City Bridgeport Population 137,425 Number of Places over 10,000 Population 37

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Nickname The Sunshine State Nickname The Empire State of the South Motto In God We Trust Motto Wisdom, Justice and Moderation Animal Florida Panther Flower Cherokee Rose Flower Orange Blossom Bird Brown Thrasher Bird .' Mockingbird Tree Live Oak Tree Sabal Palmetto Palm Song Song The Swannee River {Old Folks at Home) Butterfly Tiger Swallowtail Marine Mammal Manatee Insect Honeybee Saltwater Mammal Porpoise Fish Largemouth Bass Gem : Moonstone Entered the Union January 2, 1788 Shell Horse Conch Capital Atlanta Entered the Union March 3, 1845 Capital Tallahassee EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Governor ^ Roy E. Barnes EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Lieutenant Governor Mark Taylor Secretary of State Cathy Cox Governor JebBush Attorney General Thurbert E. Baker Lieutenant Governor Frank T. Bogan Treasurer W. Daniel Ebersole Secretary of State Katherine Harris Attorney General Robert A. Butterwprth Treasurer/Insurance Commr C. William Nelson SUPREME COURT Robert Benham, Chief Justice SUPREME COURT Norman S. Fletcher Leah J. Sears Major B. Harding, Chief Justice Carol W. Hunstein Leander J. Shaw George H. Carley Charles T. Wells Hugh P. Thompson Harry Lee Anstead P. Harris Hines Barbara J. Pariente R. Fred Lewis Peggy A. Quince ' GENERAL ASSEMBLY President of the Senate , Lt. Gov. Mark Taylor LEGISUTURE President Pro Tem of the Senate Terrell Starr Secretary of the Senate Frank Eldridge Jr. President of the Senate Toni Jennings President Pro Tem of the Senate : William G. Meyers Speaker of the House Thomas B. Murphy Secretary of the Senate FayeW. Blanton Speaker Pro Tem of the House Jack Connell Clerk of the House Robert E. Rivers Jr. Speaker of the House John Thrasher Speaker Pro Tem of the House Dennis L. Jones Clerk of the House John B. Phelps STATISTICS Land Area (square miles) 57,919 STATISTICS Rank in Nation 2Ist Population 7,788,240 Land Area (square miles) 53,997 Rank in Nation 10th Rank in Nation 26th Density per square mile 131.9 Population , 15,111,244 Number of Representatives in Congress 11 RaiJc in Nation 4th Capital City Atlanta Density per square mile 276.2 Population 403,819 Number of Representatives in Congress 23 Rank in State 1st Capital City Tallahassee Largest City Atlanta Population 136,628 Number of Places over 10,000 Population 66 Rank in State 8th Largest City Jacksonville Population 693,630 Number of Places over 10,000 Population 216

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Nickname The Aloha State Nickname The Gem State Motto :.. Ua Mau Ke Ea O KaAina I Ka Pono Motto Eslo Perpetua (Let It Be Perpetual) (The Life of the Land Is Perpetuated in Righteousness) Flower Syringa Flower Native Yellow Hibiscus Bird ; ; Mountain Bluebird Bird Hawaiian Goose (Nene) tree Western White Pine Tree Kukue Tree (Ca'ndlenut) Song Song Hawaii Ponoi Horse .: Appaloosa Entered the Union August 21, 1959 Gemstone Idaho Start Gamett Capital Honolulu Entered the Union July 3, 1890 Capital Boise

EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Governor ; , Benjamin J. Cayetano EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Lieutenant Governor Mazie Hirono Governor ; Attorney General Earl I. Anzai Lieutenant Governor C.L. Butch Otter Treasurer Neal Miyahira Secretary of State PeteT. Cenarrusa Attorney Geiieral ; Alan G. Lance Treasurer Ron G. Crane SUPREME COURT Ronald T. Y. Moon, Chief Justice Robert G. Klein SUPREME COURT Steven H. Levinson Linda Copple Trout, Chief Justice Paula A. Nakayama Wayne L. Kidwell Mario R. Ramil Cathy R. Silak Gerald F. Schroeder Jesse R. Walters LEGISLATURE President of the Senate Norman Mizuguchi Vice President of the Senate Avery Chumbley LEGISLATURE Chief Clerk of the Senate Paul T. Kawaguchi President of the Senate Lt. Gov. C.L. Otter President Pro Tern of the Senate Robert L. Geddes Speaker of the House Calvin K.Y. Say Secretary of the Senate Jeannine Wood Vice Speaker of the House Marcus R. Oshiro Chief Clerk of the House Patricia A. Mau-Shimizu Speaker of the House Bruce Newcomb Chief Clerk of the House Pamm Juker

STATISTICS Land Area (square miles) 6,423 STATISTICS Rank in Nation 47th Land Area (square miles) 82,751 Population 1,185,497 Rank in Nation 11th Rank in Nation 42nd Population 1,251,700 Density per square mile 185.7 Rank in Nation 40th Number of Representatives in Congress 2 Density per square mile 14.8 Capital City ; Honolulu Number of Representatives in Congress 2 Population 377,059 Capital City Boise Rank in State 1st Population 157,452 Largest City Honolulu Rank in State 1st Number of Places over 10,000 Population 17 Largest City Boise Number of Places over 10,000 Population 10

The Council of State Governments 471 STATE PAGES Illinois Indiana

Nickname The Prairie State Nickname The Hoosier State Motto State Sovereignty-National Union Motto Crossroads of America Animal White-tailed Deer Flower Peony Flower Native Violet Bird Cardinal Bird , Cardiifal Tree Tulip Poplar Tree White Oak Song i.On the Banks of the Wabash. Far Away Song Illinois Poem Indiana by Franklin Maples Mineral Fluorite Stone Limestone Fish Bluegill Entered the Union December 11, 1816 Entered the Union December 3, 1818 Capital Indianapolis Capital Springfield

EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Governor Frank L. O'Bannon Governor George H. Ryan, Sr. Lieutenant Governor Joseph E. Keman Lieutenant Governor Corinne G. Wood Secretary of State Sue Anne Gih-oy Secretary of State ; Jesse White Attorney General Karen Freeman-Wilson Attorney General Jim Ryan Treasurer Tim Berry Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka

SUPREME COURT SUPREME COURT Randall T. Shepard, Chief Justice Moses W. Harrison, II, Chief Justice Frank Sullivan Jr. Benjamin Miller Ted Boehm Michael A. Bilandic Brent E. Dickson James D. Heiple Robert D. Rucker Mary Ann G. McMorrow John L. Nickels Charles E. Feeman GENERAL ASSEMBLY S. Louis Rathje President of the Senate Lt. Gov. Joseph E. Keman President Pro Tem of the Senate Robert D. Garton GENERAL ASSEMBLY Principal Secretary of the Senate Carolyn J. Tinkle President of the Senate James Philip Speaker of the House John R. Gregg Secretary of the Senate Jim Harry Speaker Pro Tem of the House Chester F. Dobis Principal Clerk of the House Lee A. Smith Speaker of the House Michael J. Madigan House Chief Clerk , Anthony D. Rossi

STATISTICS Land Area (square miles) 35,870 STATISTICS Rank in Nation 38th Land Area (square miles) 55,593 Population 5,942,901 Rank in Nation 24th Rank in Nation I4th Population 12,128,370 Density per square mile 164.5 Rank in Nation 5th Number of Representatives in Congress 10 Density per square mile 216.7 Capital City Indianapolis Number of Representatives in Congress 20 Population 741,304 Capital City Springfield Rank in State 1st Population , 117,098 Largest City Indianapolis Rank in State 4th Number of Places over 10,000 Population 64 Largest City Chicago Population 2,802,079 Number of Places over 10,000 Population ; 180

472 The Book of the States 2000-2001 STATE PAGES Iowa Kansas

Nickname The Hawkeye State Nickname. The Sunflower State Motto Our Liberties We Prize and Motto Ad Astra per Aspera Our Rights We Will Maintain (To the Stars through Difficulties) Flower Wild Rose Animal American Buffalo Bird Eastern Goldfinch Flower Wild Native Sunflower Tree Oak Bird Western Meadowlark Song The Song of Iowa Tree Cottonwood Stone .'. Geode Song Entered the Union December 28, 1846 Reptile Ornate Box Turtle Capital Des Moines Insect Honeybee Entered the Union January 29, 1861 Capital Topeka EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Governor Thomas J. Vilsack Lieutenant Governor Sally J. Pederson EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Secretary of State .-. Chet Culver Governor Bill Graves Attorney General Tom Miller Lieutenant Governor Treasurer Michael L. Fitzgerald Secretary of State Ron Thomburgh Attorney General Caria J. Stovall Treasurer Tim Shallenburger SUPREME COURT Arthur A. McGiverin, Chief Justice Jerry L. Larson SUPREME COURT James H. Carter Kay McFarland, Chief Justice Louis A. Lavorato Tyler C: Lockett Linda K. Neuman Donald L. Allegrucci Bruce M. Snell Jr. Fred N. Six Marsha K. Ternus Bob Abbott Mark S. Cady Robert E. Davis Edward Larson GENERAL ASSEMBLY President of the Senate Mary E. Kramer LEGISLATURE President Pro Tern of the Senate Donald B. Redfem President of the Senate Richard L. Bond Secretary of the Senate Michael E.Marshall President Pro Tem of the Senate Alicia Salisbury Secretary of the Senate Pat Saville Speaker of the House Brent Siegrist Speaker Pro Tem of the House Steve Sukup Speaker of the House Robin L. Jennison Chief Clerk of the House Elizabeth A. Isaacson Speaker Pro tem of the House Doug Mays Chief Clerk of the House Janet E. Jones

STATISTICS Land Area (square mile) 55,875 STATISTICS Rank in Nation 23rd Land Area (square miles) 81,823 Population 2,869,413 Rank in Nation 13th Rank in Nation 30th Population 2,654,052 Density per square mile 51.2 Rank in Nation 32nd Number of Representatives in Congress 5 Density per square mile 32.1 Capital City Des Moines Number of Representatives in Congress 4 Population 191,293 Capital City Topeka Rankin State. •. 1st Population 118,977 Largest City Des Moines Rank in State .' 3rd Number of Places over 10,000 Population 30 Largest City Wichita Population „. 329,211 Number of Places over 10,000 Population 34

The Council of State Governments 473 STATE PAGES Kentucky

Nickname The Bluegrass State Nickname The Pelican State Motto Uniled We Stand, Divided We Fall Motto Union, Justice and Confidence Animal Gray Squirrel Flower Magnolia Flower Goldenrod Bird Eastern Brown Pelican Bird Cardinal Tree Bald Cypress Tree Tulip Poplar Songs and Song Fossil ; Brachiopod Crustacean Crawfish Fish Kentucky Bass Dog Catahoula Leopard Entered the Union .'. June 1, 1792 Entered the Union April 30, 1812 Capital .' Frankfort Capital Baton Rouge

EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Governor Paul E. Patton Governor Mike Foster Jr. Lieutenant Governor Stephen Henry Lieutenant Governor Kathleen B. Blanco Secretary of State John Y. Brown III Secretary of State W. Fox McKeithen Attorney General Albert Benjamin Chandler III Attorney General Richard P. leyoub Jr. Treasurer Jonathan Miller Treasurer John Kennedy

SUPREME COURT SUPREME COURT Joseph E. Lambert, Chief Justice Pascal F. Calogero Jr., Chief Justice William S. Cooper Harry T. Lemmon J. William Graves Chet D. Traylor • Martin E. Johnstone Walter F. Marcus Jr. Janet L. Stumbo Catherine D. Kimball Donald C. Wintersheimer Jeffrey P. Victory James Keller Bernette Joshua Johnson Jaeannette T. Knoll

GENERAL ASSEMBLY President of the Senate Larry Saunders LEGISLATURE President Pro Tern of the Senate Richard L. Roeding President of the Senate John J. Hainkel Jr. Chief Clerk of the Senate Barbara Ferguson President Pro Tem of the Senate , Louis J. Lambert Secretary of Senate Michael S. Baer III Speaker of the House Jody Richards Speaker Pro Tern of the House Larry Clark Speaker of the House Charles W. Dewitt Jr. Chief Clerk of the House Lois PuUiam Speaker Pro Tem of the House C.E. Bruneau Jr. Clerk of the House and Chief of Staff Alfred W. Speer

STATISTICS Land Area (square miles) 39,732 STATISTICS Rank in Nation 36th Land Area (square miles) 43,566 Population 3,960,825 Rank in Nation 33rd Rank in Nation 25th Population ; 4,372,035 Density per square mile .- 99.1 Rank in Nation : 22nd Number of Representatives in Congress 6 Density per square mile 100.3 Capital City Frankfort Number of Representatives in Congress 7 Population 26,418 Capital City Baton Rouge Rank in State 9th Population 211,551 Largest City Louisville Rank in State 2nd Population 255,045 Largest City .• New Orleans Number of Places over 10,000 Population 39 Population ; 465,538 Number of Places over 10,000 Population 45

474 The Book of the States 2000-2001 STATE PAGES Maine

Nickname The Pine Tree State Nicknames The Old Line State and Free State Motto Dirigo (I Direct or 1 Lead) Motto Fatti Maschii, Parole Femine Animal Moose (Manly Deeds, Womanly Words) Flower White Pine Cone and Tassel Flower : '. Black-eyed Susan Bird Chickadee Bird Baltimore Oriole Tree White Pine Tree White Oak Song State of Maine Song Song Maryland, My Maryland Fish Landlocked Salmon Dog Chesapeake Bay Retriever Mineral Tourmaline Boat The Skipjack Entered the Union March 15, 1820 Fish '. Striped Bass Capital Augusta Entered the Union , April 28, 1788 Capital '. Annapolis

EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Governor Angus S. King Jr. EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Secretary of State Dan A. Gwadosky Governor Parris N. Glendening Attorney General Andrew Ketterer Lieutenant Governor ! Kathleen Kennedy Townsend Treasurer Dale McCormick Secretary of State John T. Willis Attorney General , J. Joseph Curran Jr. Treasurer Richard N. Dixon SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT Daniel E. Wathen, Chief Justice Robert W. Clifford Howard H. Dana Jr. COURT OF APPEALS Donald G. Alexander Robert M. Bell, Chief Justice Susan Calkins John C. Eldridge Paul L. Rudman Lawrence F. Rodowsky Leigh I. Saufley Irma S. Raker Alan M. Wilner Dale R. Cathell LEGISLATURE Glenn T. Harrell Jr. President of the Senate Mark W. Lawrence Secretary of the Senate Joy O'Brien GENERAL ASSEMBLY Speaker of the House '. G. Steven Rowe President of the Senate Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. Clerk of the House Joseph W. Mayo President Pro Tem of the Senate Ida G. Ruben Secretary of the Senate William B.C. Addison Jr.

Speaker of the House Casper R. Taylor Jr. STATISTICS Speaker Pro Tem of the House Thomas E. Dewberry Land Area (square miles) 30,865 Clerk of the House Mary Monahan Rank in Nation 39th Population 1,253,040 Rank in Nation 39th Density per square mile 40.3 STATISTICS Number of Representatives in Congress , 2 Land Area (square miles) 9,775 Capital City Augusta . Rank in Nation 42nd Population 19,978 Population 5,171,634 Rank in State 7th ' Rank in Nation : 19th Largest City Portland Density per square mile 525.3 Population ..62,786 Number of Representatives in Congress 8 Number of Places over 10,000 Population 13 Capital City Annapolis Population 33,585 Rank in State 22nd Largest City Baltimore Population 645,593 Number of Places over 10,000 Population 99

The I Governments 475 STATE PAGES Massachusetts Michigan

Nickname The Bay State. Nickname The Wolverine State Motto Ense Petit Placidam Sub Libertate Quietem Motto Si Quaeris Peninsiilam Amoenam Circumspice (By the Sword We Seek Peace, but Peace Only under Liberty) (If You Seek a Pleasant Peninsula, Look About You) Animal Morgan Horse Flower Apple Blossom Flower , Mayflower Bird Robin Bird :. Chickadee Tree White Pine Tree American Elm Song Michigan, Song All Hail to Massachusetts Stone ; Petoskey Stone Fish Cod Gem Chlorastrolite Marine Mammal Right Whale Fish Brook Trout Insect Ladybug Reptile Painted Turtle Dog Boston Terrier Entered the Union January 26, 1837 Beverage Cranberry Juice Capital Lansing Gem Rhodenite Mineral Babingtonite Entered the Union February 6, 1788 Capital Boston EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Governor Lieutenant Governor Dick Posthumus Secretary of State Candice Miller EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Attorney General Jennifer M. Granholm Governor Argeo Paul Cellucci Treasurer Mark A. Murray Lieutenant Governor Jane M. Swift Secretary of the Commonwealth William F. Galvin Attorney General Thomas Reilly Treasurer & Receiver General Shannon P. O'Brien SUPREME COURT Elizabeth A. Weaver Jr., Chief Justice Robert P. Young Jr. James H. Brickley SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT Michael F. Cavanagh Margaret Marshall, Chief Justice Patricia J. Boyle Ruth L Abrams Stephen J. Markman Neil L. Lynch Marilyn Kelly John M. Greaney Clifford W. Taylor Francis X. Spina Maura D. Corrigan Judith A. Cowin Roderick L. Ireland LEGISLATURE President of the Senate Lt. Gov. Dick Posthumus GENERAL COURT President Pro Tem of the Senate John J. H. Schwarz President of the Senate Thomas F. Birmingham Secretary of the Senate Carol Morey Viventi Clerk of the Senate Patrick F. Scanlan Speaker of the House Charles R. Perricone Speaker of the House Thomas M. Finneran Speaker Pro Tem of the House Patricia Birkholz Clerk of the House Steven T. James Clerk of the House Gary L. Randall

STATISTICS STATISTICS Land Area (square miles) 7838 Land Area (square miles) 56,809 Rank in Nation 45th Rank in Nation 22nd Population ' 6,175,164 Population 9,863,775 Rank in Nation 13th Rank in Nation 8th Density per square mile 784.3 Density per square mile 172.8 Number of Representatives in Congress 10 Number of Representatives in Congress 16 Capital City Boston Capital City Lansing Population 555,447 Population 127,825 Rank in State , 1st Rank in State 5th Largest City : ; Boston Largest City Detroit Number of Places over 10,000 Population 83 Population 970,196 Number of Places over 10,000 Population 110

476 The Book of the States 2000-2001 STATE PAGES Minnesota

Nickname The North Star State Nickname The Magnolia Stale Motto L'Etoile du Nord (The North Star) Motto Virtute el Armis (fiy Valor and Arms) Flower Pink and White Lady-Slipper Animal White-tailed Deer Bird Common Loon Flower Magnolia Tree Red Pine Bird Mockingbird Song Hail! Minnesota Water Mammal Bottlenosed Dolphin Fish Walleye Tree Magnolia Grain Wild Rice Song Go, Mississippi Mushroom Morel Fish Black Bass Entered the Union May 11, 1858 Beverage Milk Capital St. Paul Entered the Union '. December 10, 1817 Capital..; : Jackson

EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Governor Jesse Ventura EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Lieutenant Governor Mae Schunk Governor Secretary of State Mary Kiffmeyer Lieutenant Governor Amy Tuck Attorney General Mike Hatch Secretary of State Eric Clark Treasurer Carol C. Johnson Attorney General Mike Moore Treasurer Marshall G. Bennett

SUPREME COURT Kathleen A. Blatz, Chief Justice SUPREME COURT Esther M. Tomljanovich Lenore L. Prather, Chief Justice Sandra S. Gardebring Michael D. Sullivan Alan C. Page Edwin Lloyd Pittman Paul Anderson Fred L. Banks Jr. Edward Stringer Chuck R. McRae James H. Gilbert James L. Roberts Jr. Russell Anderson James W. Smith Jr. Joan Eriksen Michael P. Mills William Waller Jr.

LEGISLATURE President of the Senate Allan H. Spear LEGISLATURE Secretary of the Senate Patrick E. Flahaven President of the Senate Lt. Gov. Amy Tuck President Pro Tem of the Senate Travis Little Speaker of the House SteivenA. Sviggum Secretary of the Senate George P. Smith Speaker Pro Tem of the House Ron Abrams, Lynda Boudreau Chief Clerk of the House Edward A. Burdick Speaker of the House Tim Ford Speaker Pro Tem of the House Robert G. Clark Clerk of the House F. Edwin Perry STATISTICS Land Area (square miles) 79,617 Rank in Nation 14th STATISTICS Population , 4,775,508 Land Area (square miles) 46,914 Rank in Nation 21st Rank in Nation 31st Density per square mile 59.4 Population 2,768,619 Number of Representatives in Congress 8 Rank in Nation 31st Capital City St. Paul Density per square mile 58.7 Population 257,284 Number of Representatives in Congress 5 Rank in State 2nd Capital City Jackson Largest City : Minneapolis Population 188,419 Population 351,731 Rank in State 1st Number of Places over 10,000 Population 73 Largest City Jackson Number of Places over 10,000 Population 34

The Council of State Governments 477 STATE PAGES Missouri Montana

Nickname The Show Me State Nickname The Treasure State Motto Salus Populi Suprema Lex Esto Motto Oro y Plata (Gold and Silver) (The Welfare of the People Shall Be the Supreme Law) Animal Grizzly Bear Flower White Hawthorn Blossom Flower Bitterroot Bird Bluebird Bird Western Meadowlark Insect Honeybee Tree Ponderosa Pine Tree Flowering Dogwood Song Montana Song State Ballad Montana Melody Rock Mozarkite Gem Stones Sapphire and Agate Mineral Galena State Fossil Duck-billed Dinosaur Fossil Crinoid Entered the Union November 8, 1889 Entered the Union August 10, 1821 Capital'. Helena Capital Jefferson City

EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Governor Marc Racicot Governor Mel Camahan Lieutenant Governor Judy Martz Lieutenant Governor Roger B. Wilson Secretary of State Mike Cooney Secretary of State .'. Rebecca Cook Attorney General Joseph P. Mazurek Attorney General Jeremiah W. Nixon Treasurer Lois A. Menzies Treasurer , BobHolden

SUPREME COURT SUPREME COURT Jean A. Tumage, Chief Justice William Ray Price Jr., Chief Justice Karla M. Gray Duane Benton William Leaphart Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr. William E. Hunt Ann K. Covington James C. Nelson John C. Holstein Terry N. Trieweiler Ronnie L. White James Regnier Michael Wolff

LEGISLATURE GENERAL ASSEMBLY President of the Senate Bruce D. Crippen President of the Senate Lt. Gov. Roger B. Wilson President Pro Tem of the Senate Thomas A. Beck President Pro Tem of the Senate Edward E. Quick Secretary of the Senate Rosana Skelton Secretary of the Senate Terry L. Spieler, Speaker of the House John A. Mercer Speaker of the House , Steve Gaw Speaker Pro Tem of the House Marian W. Hanson Speaker Pro Tem of the House Jim Kreider Chief Clerk of the House Marilyn Miller Clerk of the House Anne Walker

STATISTICS STATISTICS Land Area (square miles) 145,556 Rank in Nation 4th Land Area (square miles) 68,898 Population 882,779 Rank in Nation I8th Rank in Nation 44th Population : 5,468,338 Density per square mile 6.0 Rank in Nation 17th Number of Representatives in Congress 1 Density per square mile : 78.9 Capital City Helena Number of Representatives in Congress 9 Population 28,306 Capital City Jefferson City . Rank in State 6th Population : 34,911 Largest City Billings Rank in State 15th Population 91,750 Largest City ,....; Kansas City Number of Places over 10,000 Population 10 Population 441,574 Number of Places over 10,000 Population 64

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Nickname The Comhusker State Nickname The Silver State Motto '. Equality Before the Law Motto All for Our Country Mammal White-tailed Deer Animal '. Desert Bighorn Sheep Flower Goldenrod Flower Sagebrush Bird : Western Meadowlark Bird ,.••• Mountain Bluebird Tree Western Cottonwood Tree Bristlecone Pine and Single-leaf Pinon Song Song Insect Honeybee Fish Lahontan Cutthroat Trout Gemstone Blue Agate Fossil Ichtyosaur Entered the Union March 1, 1867 Entered the Union October 31, 1864 Capital Capital Carson City

EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Governor Mike Johanns Governor '.): Kenny C. Guinn Lieutenant Governor ! David L Maurstad Lieutenant Governor ....: Lorraine T. Hunt Secretary of State Scott Moore Secretary of State Dean Heller Attorney General Don B. Stenberg Attorney General Frankie Sue Del Papa Treasurer David E. Heineman Treasurer Brian K. Krolicki

SUPREME COURT SUPREME COURT John Hendry, Chief Justice Robert E. Rose, Chief Justice John F Wright Miriam Shearing William Connolly Myron Leavitt John Gerrard Cliff Young Kenneth C. Stephan A. William Maupin Michael McCormack Deborah A. Agosti Lindsey Miller-Lerman Nancy A. Becker

UNICAMERAL LEGISLATURE President of the Legislature Lt. Gov. David 1. Maurstad LEGISLATURE Speaker of the Legislature Doug Kristensen President of the Senate Lt. Gov. Lorraine T. Hunt Chairman of Executive Board, President Pro Tem of the Senate Lawrence E. Jacobsen Legislative Council George Coordsen Secretary of the Senate Claire J. Clift Vice Chairman of Executive Board, Legislative Council Jim Cudaback Speaker of the Assembly Joseph E. Dini Jr. Clerk of the Legislature Patrick J. O'Donnell Speaker Pro Tem of the Assembly Jan Evans Chief Clerk of the Assembly Jacqueline Sneddon

STATISTICS Land Area (square miles) 76,878 STATISTICS Rank in Nation 15th Land Area (square miles) 109,806 Population 1,666,028 Rank in Nation 7th Rank in Nation 38th Population 1,809,253 Density per square mile :.. 21.6 Rank in Nation 35th Number of Representatives in Congress 3 Density per square mile 15.9 Capital City : Lincoln Number of Representatives in Congress 2 PopulaUon 213,088 Capital City ; Carson City Rank in State 2nd Population 49,301 Largest City Omaha Rank in State 6th Population 371,291 Largest City Las Vegas Number of Places over 10,000 Population 14 Population 404,288 Number of Places over 10,000 Population 14

The Council of State Governments 479 STATE PAGES New Hampshire New Jersey

Nickname The Granite State Nickname .' The Garden State Motto Live Free or Die Motto Liberty and Prosperity Animal White-tailed Deer Animal Horse Flower Purple Lilac Flower Violet Bird Purple Finch Bird '. Eastern Goldfinch Tree White Birch Tree Red Oak Song Insect Honeybee Insect Ladybugi Entered the Union ; December 18, 1787 Gem Smoky Quartz Capital Trenton Entered the Union June 21, 1788 Capital Concord EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Governor Christine T. Whitman EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Secretary of State DeForest B. Soaries Jr. Governor .'". Jeanne Shaheen Attorney General John J. Farmer Jr. Secretary of State William Gardner Treasurer Roland M. Machold Attorney General Philip T. McLaughlin Treasurer Georgie A. Thomas SUPREME COURT Deborah Poritz, Chief Justice Daniel J. O'Hem SUPREME COURT Marie L. Garibaldi David A. Brock, Chief Justice Gary S. Stein William R. Johnson James H. Coleman Jr. W. Stephen Thayer, III Long Sherman D. Horton Jr. Peter G. Vemiero John T. Broderick Jr. LEGISLATURE President of the Senate Donald T. DiFrancesco GENERAL COURT President Pro Tem of the Senate Joseph A. Palaia President of the Senate Beverly A. Hollingsworth Secretary of the Senate Dolores A. Kirk President Pro Tem of the Senate Sylvia B. Larsen Clerk of the Senate Gloria M. Randlett Speaker of the Assembly Jack Collins Speaker Pro Tem of the Assembly Nicholas R. Felice Speaker of the House Donna Sytek Clerk of the General Assembly Linda Metzger Speaker Pro Tem of the House Alf E. Jacobson Clerk of the House Karen O. Wadsworth STATISTICS Land Area (square miles) 7,419 STATISTICS Rank in Nation 46th Land Area (square miles) 8,969 Population 8143,412 Rank in Nation 44th Rank in Nation 9th Population , 1,201,134 Density per square mile 1,093,.8 Rank in Nation 41st Number of Representatives in Congress 13 Density per square mile 132.1 Capital City Trenton Number of Representatives in Congress 2 Population 84,494 Capital City Concord Rank in State 5th Population 37,444 Largest City Newark Rank in State 3rd Population 267,823 Largest City Manchester Number of Places over 10,000 Population 162 Population 102,524 Number of Places over 10,000 Population 14

480 The Book of the States 2000-2001 STATE PAGES New Mexico

Nickname The Land of Enchantment Nickname The Empire State Motto Crescit Eundo (It Grows As It Goes) Motto Excelsior (E\eT Upward) Flower , Yucca (Our Lord's Candles) Animal American Beaver Bird Chaparral Bird Fish Brook Trout Tree Pinon Flower Rose Songs Asi es Nuevo Mexico and Bird Bluebird O, Fair New Mexico Tree Sugar Maple Gem Turquoise Song* Fossil Coelophysis Dinosaur Gem Garnet Animal ; Black Bear Fossil Eurypterus Remipes Entered the Union January 6, 1912 Entered the Union July 26, 1788 Capital Santa Fe Capital Albany

EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Governor Gary E. Johnson Governor George E. Pataki Lieutenant Governor Walter D.Bradley Lieutenant Governor Mary O. Donohue Secretary of State Rebecca Vigil-Giron Secretary of State '. Alexander F. Treadwell Attorney General Patricia Madrid Attorney General Eliot Spitzer Treasurer Michael A. Montoya Treasurer George H. Gasser

SUPREME COURT COURT OF APPEALS Pamela B. Minzner, Chief Justice Judith S. Kaye, Chief Justice Joseph E. Baca Joseph W. Bellacosa Patricio Sema George Bundy Smith Gene E. Franchini Howard A. Levine Petra Maes Carmen Beaucamp Ciparick Richard C. Wesley Albert M. Rosenblatt LEGISLATURE President of the Senate Lt. Gov. Walter D. Bradley President Pro Tem of the Senate Manny M. Aragon Chief Clerk of the Senate Margaret Larragoite LEGISLATURE President of the Senate Lt. Gov. Mary O. Donohue Speaker of the House Raymond G. Sanchez Temporary President and Majority Chief Clerk of the House Stephen R. Arias Leader of the Senate Joseph L. Bruno Secretary of the Senate Steven Boggess

Speaker of the Assembly Sheldon Silver STATISTICS Speaker Pro Tem of the Assembly Elizabeth A. Connelly Clerk of the Assembly Francine Misasi Land Area (square miles) 121 j365 Rank in Nation 5th Population 1,739,844 Rank in Nation , 37th STATISTICS Density per square mile 14.3 Land Area (square miles) 47,224 Number of Representatives in Congress 3 Rank in Nation 30th Capital City Santa Fe Population 18,196,601 Population -. 67,879 Rank in Nation... 3rd Rank in State, 3rd Density'per square mile 384.9 Largest City Albuquerque Number of Representatives in Congress 31 Population..... 419,311 Capital City Albany Number of Places over 10,000 Population 19 Population , 94,305 Rank in State , 6th Largest City Population 7,420,166 Number of Places over 10,000 Population 180

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The Council of State Governments 481 STATE PAGES North Carolina North Dakota

Nickname The Tar Heel State and Old North State Nickname Peace Garden State Motto Esse Quam Videri Motto Liberty and Union, Now and Forever, (To Be Rather Than to Seem) One and Inseparable Flower ...Dogwood Flower Wild Prairie Rose Bird Cardinal Bird Western Meadowlark Tree Long Leaf Pine Tree American Elm Song The Old North State Song Mammal Grey Squirrel March Spirit of the Land Dog Plott Hound Fossil Teredo Petrified Wood Beverage Milk Fish ..Northern Pike Vegetable Sweet Potato Entered the Union November 2, 1889 Entered the United States November 21, 1789 Capital Bismarck Capital Raleigh

EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Governor : Edward T. Schafer Governor James B. Hunt Jr. Lieutenant Governor Rosemarie Myrdal Lieutenant Governor Dennis A. Wicker Secretary of State : Alvin A. Jaeger Secretary of State Elaine F. Marshall Attorney General Heidi Heitkamp Attorney General Michael F. Easley Treasurer Kathi Gilmore Treasurer Harlan E. Boyles

SUPREME COURT SUPREME COURT Gerald W. VandeWalle, Chief Justice Henry E. Frye, Chief Justice William A. Neumann Franklin Freeman Jr. Dale V. Sandstrora. Mark D. Martin Mary Muehlen Maring Sarah Parker Carol Ronning Kapsner 1. Beverly Lake Jr. Robert F. Orr George Wainwright Jr. LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY President of the Senate Lt. Gov. Rosemarie Myrdal President Pro Tem of the Senate Layton Freborg GENERAL ASSEMBLY Secretary of the Senate William Parker President of the Senate Lt. Gov. Dennis A. Wicker President Pro Tem of the Senate Marc Basnight Speaker of the House Francis J: Wald Principal Clerk of the Senate Janet Pruitt Clerk of the House Lance Hagen

Speaker of the House James B. Black Speaker Pro Tem of the House Joe Hackney Principal Clerk of the House Denise Weeks STATISTICS Land Area (square miles) 68,994 Rank in Nation 17th Population , 633,666 STATISTICS Rank in Nation 47th Land Area (square miles) .,. 48,718 Density per square mile 9.3 Rank in Nation 29th Number of Representatives in Congress 1 Population 7,650,789 Capital City Bismarck Rank in Nation 11th Population 54,040 Density per square mile 154.9 Rank in State ; 3rd Number of Representatives in Congress 12 Largest City Fargo Capital City Raleigh Population 86,718 Population : 259,423 Number of Places over 10,000 Population 9 Rank in State 2nd Largest City Charlotte Population 504,637 Number of Places over 10,000 Population 52

482 The Book of the States 2000-2001 STATE PAGES

Nickname The Buckeye State Nickname The Sooner State Motto With God, All Things Are Possible Motto Labor Omnia Vincit (Labor Conquers All Things) Animal White-tailed Deer Animal American Buffalo Flower Scarlet Carnation Flower Mistletoe Bird Cardinal Bird Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tree Buckeye Tree Redbud Song Song -. '. Oklahoma Stone Ohio Flint Rock Barite Rose (Rose Rock) Insect Ladybug Grass Indiangrass Entered the Union March 1, 1803 Entered the Union November 16, 1907 Capital Columbus Capital

EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Governor BobTaft Governor ; Lieutenant Governor Maureen O'Connor Lieutenant Governor Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell Secretary of State Mike Hunter Attorney General Betty D. Montgomery Attorney General W. A. Treasurer Joseph T. Deters Treasurer Robert Butkin

SUPREME COURT SUPREME COURT Thomas J. Moyer, Chief Justice Hardy Summers, Chief Justice Andrew Douglas Robert E. Lavender Ralph B. Hodges Alice Robie Resnick Rudolph Hargrave Marian P. Opala Francis E. Sweeney Daniel Boudreau Joseph M. Watt Paul E. Pfeifer Deborah L. Cook Evelyn Lundberg Stratton

GENERAL ASSEMBLY LEGISLATURE President of the Senate Richard H. Finan President of the Senate Lt. Gov. Mary Fallin President Pro Tern of the Senate Robert R. Cupp President Pro Tem of the Senate Stratton Taylor Clerk of the Senate Matthew Schuler Secretary of the Senate Lance Ward

Speaker of the House Jo Ann Davidson Speaker of the House Loyd L. Benson Speaker Pro Tem of the House Randall Gardner Speaker Pro Tem of the House Larry E. Adair Legislative Clerk of the House Laura P. Clemens Chief Clerk/Administrator of the House Larry Warden STATISTICS STATISTICS Land Area (square miles) 68,679 Rank in Nation 19th Land Area (square miles) 40,953 Population 3,358,044 Rank in Nation 35th Rank in Nation 27th Population 11,256,654 Density per square mile 48.7 Rank in Nation 7th Number of Representatives in Congress 6 Density per square mile 273.7 Capital City Oklahoma City Number of Representatives in Congress 19 Population 472,221 Capital City ; Columbus Rank in State 1st Population '. 670,234 Largest City Oklahoma City Rank in State 1st Largest City Columbus Number of Places over 10,000 Population 164

The Council of State Governments 483 STATE PAGES Oregon

Nickname The Beaver State Nickname The Keystone State Motto She Flies with Her Own Wings Motto Virtue, Liberty and Independence Animal American Beaver Animal White-tailed Deer Flower Oregon Grape Flower Mountain Laurel Bird Western Meadowlark Game Bird Ruffed Grouse Tree Douglas Fir Tree Hemlock Song Oregon, My Oregon Insect Firefly Gemstone Sunstone Fossil '. : Phacopsrana Insect Oregon Swallowtail Butterfly Entered the Union December 12, 1787 Entered the Union February 14, 1859 Capital Harrisburg Capital Salem

EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Governor Governor John A. Kitzhaber Lieutenant Governor Mark S. Schweiker Secretary of State .• Bill Bradbury Secretary of State Kim Pizzingrilli Attorney General Hardy Myers Attorney General D. Michael Fisher Treasurer Jim Hill Treasurer Barbara Hafer

SUPREME COURT SUPREME COURT Wallace P. Carson Jr., Chief Justice John P. Flaherty, Chief Justice Theodore R. Kulongoski Stephen A. Zappala George A. Van Hommissen Ralph Cappy Robert D. Durham Ronald D. Castille W. Michael Gillette Sandra Schultz Newman Susan Leeson Russell M. Nigro R. William Riggs Thomas G. Saylor

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY GENERAL ASSEMBLY President of the Senate Brady Adams President of the Senate Lt. Gov. Mark S. Schweiker President Pro Tem of the Senate Randy Miller President Pro Tem of the Senate Robert C. Jubelirer Secretary of the Senate Judy Hall Secretary-Parliamentarian of the Senate Mark R. Corrigan

Speaker of the House Lynn Snodgrass Speaker of the House Matthew J. Ryan Speaker Pro Tern of the House Ken Strobeck Chief Clerk of the House Ted Mazia Chief Clerk of the House ; Ramona Kenady

STATISTICS STATISTICS Land Area (square miles) 44,820 Land Area (square miles) 96,003 Rank in Nation 32nd Rank in Nation 10th Population 11,994,016 Population 3,316,154 Rank in Nation : 6th Rank in Nation ; 28th Density per square mile 267.8 Density per square mile 34.2 Number of Representatives in Congress 21 Number of Representatives in Congress 5 Capital City Harrisburg Capital City ; Salem Population 49,502 Population 126,702 Rank in State 9th Rank in State .' 3rd Largest City Philadelphia Largest City .' Portland Population 1,436,287 Population 503,891 Number of Places over 10,000 Population 102 Number of Places over 10,000 Population 43

484 The Book of the States 2000-2001 STATE PAGES Rhode Island

Nicknames Little Rhody and Ocean State Nickname The Palmetto State Motto Hope Motto Animis Opibusque Parati Animal..: Quahaug (Prepared in Mind and Resources) Flower Violet and Dum Spiro Spew (While I breathe, I Hope) Bird Rhode Island Red Animal White-tailed Deer Tree Red Maple Flower Yellow Jessamine Song Rhode Island Bird Carolina Wren Rock Cumberlandite Tree Palmetto Mineral Bowenite Songs : Cawlina and South Cawlina on My Mind Entered the Union May 29, 1790 Stone Blue Granite Capital '. Providence Fish Striped Bass Entered the Union.: May 23, 1788 Capital Columbia EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Governor Lincoln C. Almond Lieutenant Governor Charles J. Fogarty EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Secretary of State James R. Langevin Governor '. James Hovis Hodges Attorney General Sheldon Whitehouse Lieutenant Governor Bob Peeler Treasurer , :.. Paul J. Tavares Secretary of State Jim Miles Attorney General Charlie Condon Treasurer Grady L. Patterson Jr. SUPREME COURT Joseph R. Weisberger, Chief Justice Victoria Lederberg SUPREME COURT John Bourcier Ernest A. Finney Jr., Chief Justice Robert G. Flanders E.C. Burnett III Maureen P. Goldberg James E. Moore John H. Waller Jr. Jean H. Toal GENERAL ASSEMBLY President of the Senate Lt. Gov. Charles J. Fogarty GENERAL ASSEMBLY President Pro Tem of the Senate Charles D. Walton President of the Senate Lt. Gov. Bob Peeler Clerk of the Senate Raymond T. Hoyas Jr. President Pro Tem of the Senate John W. Drummond Clerk and Director of Seriate Research ;... Frank B. Caggiano Speaker of the House '. JohnB. Harwood Speaker Pro Tem of the House Mabel M. Anderson Speaker of the House David H. Wilkins Reading Clerk of the House Louis D'Antuono Speaker Pro Tem of the House Terry E. Haskins Qerk of the House Sandra K. McKinney

STATISTICS Land Area (square mile) 1,045 STATISTICS Rank in Nation ;. 50th Land Area (square miles) 30,1 II Population 990,819 Rank in Nation '. 40th Rank in Nation 43rd Population 3,885,736 Density per square mile 945.9 Rank in Nation 26th Number of Representatives in Congress 2 Density per square mile 127.4 Capital City Providence Number of Representatives in Congress 6 Population 150,890 Capital City Columbia Rank in State 1st Largest City Providence Population ...'. 110,840 Number of Places over 10,000 Population 1 Rank in State 1st Largest City Columbia Number of Places over 10,000 Population 39

The Council of State Governments 485 STATE PAGES South Dakota Tennessee

Nicknames The Mt. Rushmore State Nickname The Volunteer State Motto Under God the People Rule Motto Agriculture and Commerce Animal Coyote Animal Raccoon Flower American Pasque Flower .' Iris Bird Chinese ring-necked pheasant Bird Mockingbird Tree Black Hills Spruce Tree Tulip Poplar- Song Hail, South Dakota Wildflower Passion Flower Mineral Rose Quartz Songs ..: When It's Iris Time in Tennessee; Fish Walleye The ; My Homeland, Tennessee Insect Honeybee My Tennessee; and Grass Western Wheat Grass Insects Lady Beetle and Firefly Entered the Union :. November 2, 1889 Gem Freshwater Pearl Capital Pierre Rocks Limestone and Agate Entered the Union June 1, 1796 Capital Nashville EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Governor William J. Janklow Lieutenant Governor Carole Hillard EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Secretary of State Joyce Hazeltine Governor Don Sundquist Attorney General Mark Barnett Lieutenant Governor John S. Wilder Treasurer Richard D. Butler Secretary of State Riley Darnell Attorney General Paul G. Summers Treasurer Stephen D. Adams SUPREME COURT Robert A. Miller, Chief Justice Richard W. Sabers SUPREME COURT Robert A. Amundson E. Riley Anderson, Chief Justice John K. Konenkamp Adolpho A. Birch Jr. David E. Gilbertson Frank F. Drowota, III William M. Barker Janice Holder LEGISLATURE President of the Seriate Lt. Gov. Carole Hillard President Pro Tem of the Senate Harold W. Halverson GENERAL ASSEMBLY Secretary of the Senate Patricia Adam Speaker of the Seriate Lt. Gov. John S. Wilder Speaker Pro Tem of the Senate Robert Rochelle Speaker of the House Roger W. Hunt Acting Chief Clerk of the Senate Russell Humphries Speaker Pro Tem of the House Scott Eccarius Chief Clerk of the House Karen Gerdes Speaker of the House James O.Naifeh Speaker Pro Tem of the House Lois M. DeBerry Chief Clerk of the House Bumey T. Durham STATISTICS Land Area (square miles) 75,896 Rank in Nation 16th STATISTICS Population ; 733,133 Land Area (square miles) 41,220 Rank in Nation 46th Rank in Nation 34th Density per square mile 9.7 Population 5,483,535 Number of Representatives in Congress 1 Rank in Nation 16th Capital City Pierre Density per square mile 131.7 Population 13,267 Number of Representatives in Congress 9 Rank in State 7th Capital City , Nashville Largest City Sioux Falls Population....: 510,274 Population 116,762 Rank in State 2nd Number of Places over 10,000 Population 10 Largest City : Memphis Population 603,507 Number of Places over 10,000 Population 44

486 The Book of the States 2000-2001 STATE PAGES Texas Utah

Nickname The Lone Star State Nickname The Beehive State Motto .' Friendship Motto Industry Flower Bluebonnet (Buffalo Clover, Wolf Flower) Flower Sego Lily Bird Mockingbird Animal Rocky Mountain Elk Tree Pecan Bird California Seagull Song Texas, Our Texas Tree Blue Spruce Stone Petrified Palmwood Fish Rainbow Trout Gem Texas Blue Topaz Song Utah, We Love Thee Grass Side Oats Grama Gem Topaz Dish Chili Insect Honeybee Seashell Lightning Whelk Entered the Union January 4, 1896 Fish '. Guadalupe Bass Capital Salt Lake City Entered the Union December 29, 1845 Capital Austin EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Governor Michael O. Leavitt EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Lieutenant Governor Olene S. Walker Governor George W. Bush Attorney General Jan Graham Lieutenant Governor Rick Perry Treasurer Edward T. Alter Secretary of State Elton Bomer Attorney General John Comyn Comptroller of Public Accounts Carole Keeton Rylander SUPREME COURT Richard C. Howe, Chief Justice I. Daniel Stewart SUPREME COURT Christine M. Durham Leonard H. Russon Thomas R. Phillips, Chief Justice Michael D. Zimmerman Raul A. Gonzalez Nathan L. Hecht Deborah G. Hankinson Craig Enoch Harriett O'Neill Priscilla R. Owen James A. Baker Greg Abbott LEGISLATURE President of the Senate R. Lane Beattie Secretary of the Senate Annette B. Moore LEGISLATURE Speaker of the House Martin R. Stephens President of the Senate Lt. Gov. Rick Perry . Speaker Pro Tem of the House Bill Wright President Pro Tern of the Senate Rodney Ellis Chief Clerk of the House Carole E. Peterson Secretary of the Senate Betty King

Speaker of the House James E. Laney Speaker Pro Tem of the House D. R. Uher STATISTICS Chief Clerk of the House Sharon Carter Land Area (square miles) 82,168 Rank in Nation 12th Population 2,129,836 STATISTICS Rank in Nation 34th Density per square mile 25.6 Land Area (square miles) 261,914 Number of Representatives in Congress 3 Rank in Nation 2nd Capital City Salt Lake City Population 20,044,141 Population 174,348 Rank in Nation 2nd Rank in State 1st Density per square mile 75.4 Largest City , Salt Lake City Number of Representatives in Congress 30 Number of Places over 10,000 Population 39 Capital City Austin Population 552,434 Rank in State , 5th Largest City Houston Population 1,786,691 Number of Places over 10,000 Population 182

The Council of State Governments 487 STATE PAGES Vermont Virginia

Nickname The Green Mountain State Nickname The Old Dominion Motto Freedom and Unity Motto Sic Semper Tyrannis (Thus Always to ) Animal Morgan Horse Animal Foxhound Flower Red Clover Flower Dogwood Bird Hermit Thrush Bird Cardinal Tree Sugar Maple Tree ; Dogwood Song Hail, Vermont! Song Carry Me Back to Old Virginia Insect Honeybee Shell Oyster Beverage Milk Entered the Union June 25, 1788 Entered the Union March 4, 1791 Capital Richmond Capital Montpelier

EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Governor '. James S. Gilmore III Governor Lieutenant Governor John H. Hager Lieutenant Governor Douglas A. Racine Secretary of the Commonwealth , Anne P. Petera Secretary of State Deborah L. Markowitz Attorney General Mark L. Earley Attorney General William H. Sorrell Treasurer Mary G. Morris Treasurer James H. Douglas

SUPREME COURT SUPREME COURT Harry L. Carrico, Chief Justice Jeffrey L. Amestoy, Chief Justice A. Christian Compton John A. Dooley III Elizabeth B. Lacy James L. Morse Leroy R. Hassell, Sr. Denise R'. Johnson Barbara M. Kennan Marilyn S. Skogland Lawrence L. Koontz, Jr Cynthia D. Kinser

GENERAL ASSEMBLY President of the Senate Lt. Gov. Douglas A. Racine GENERAL ASSEMBLY President Pro Tem of the Senate Peter E. Shumlin President of the Senate Lt. Gov. James H. Hager Secretary of the Senate David A. Gibson President Pro Tem of the Senate John H. Chichester Speaker of the House Michael J. Obuchowski Clerk of the Senate Susan Clarke Schaar Clerk of the House Donald G. Milne Speaker of the House S. Vance Wilkins Jr Clerk of the House Bruce F. Jamerson STATISTICS Land Area (square miles) ^ 9,249 STATISTICS Rank in Nation 43rd Land Area (square miles) 39,598 Population 593,740 Rank in Nation 49th Rank in Nation 37th Density per square mile 63.9 Population 6,872,912 Number of Representatives in Congress 1 Rank in Nation 12th Capital City Montpelier Density per square miles 171.5 Population 7,734 Number of Representatives in Congress 11 Rank in State , 6th Capital City Richmond Largest City Burlington Population...; 194,173 Population 38,453 Rank in State 3rd Number of Places over 10,000 Population 3 Largest City Virginia Beach Population.... 432,380 Number of Places over 10,000 Population 76

488 The Book of the States 2000-2001 STATE PAGES Washington

Nickname The Evergreen State Nickname The Mountain State Motto Alki (Chinook Indian word meaning By and By) Motto Montani Semper Liberi Flower Coast Rhododendron (Mountaineers Are Always Free) Bird Willow Goldfinch Animal.... Black Bear Tree Western Hemlock Flower Rhododendron Song Washington, My Home Bird Cardinal Dance Square Dance Tree Sugar Maple Gem Petrified Wood Songs West Virginia, My Home Sweet Home; Entered the Union November 11, 1889 The West Virginia Hills; Capital Olympia and This is My West Virginia Fruit Apple Fish Brook Trout Entered the Union June 20, 1863 EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Capital Charleston Governor Lieutenant Governor Brad Owen Secretary of State Ralph Munro Attorney General Christine O. Gregoire EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Treasurer Michael J. Murphy Governor Cecil H. Underwood Secretary of State Ken Hechler Attorney General Darrell V. McGraw Jr. Treasurer John D, Perdue SUPREME COURT Richard P. Guy, Chief Justice Charles Z. Smith SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS Charles W. Johnson Larry Starcher, Chief Justice Barbara A. Madsen Robin Davis Gerry L. Alexander Elliot Maynard Phil Talmadge Warren McGraw Richard B. Sanders George Scott Barbara Durham Faith Ireland

LEGISLATURE LEGISLATURE President of the Senate Earl Ray Tomblin President of the Senate Lt. Gov. Brad Owen President Pro Tem of the Senate William R. Sharpe Jr. President Pro Tern of the Senate R. Lorraine Wojahn Clerk of the Senate Darrell E. Holmes Secretary of the Senate •.... Tony Conk Speaker of the House Robert S. Kiss Co-Speakers of the House Clyde Ballard, Frank Chopp Speaker Pro Tem of the Senate John Pino Co-Speakers Pro Tern of the House Val Ogden, John Pennington Clerk of the House Gregory M. Gray Co-Chief Clerks of the House Timothy A. Martin, Cindy Zehnder

STATISTICS STATISTICS Land Area (square miles) 66,581 Land Area (square miles) ; 24,087 Rank in Nation 20th Rank in Nation 41st Population 5,756,361 Population 1,806,920 Rank in Nation 15th Rank in Nation 36th Density per square mile 85.4 Density per square mile 75.2 Number of Representatives in Congress 9 Number of Representatives in Congress 3 Capital City Olympia Capital City Charleston Population 39,188 Population 55,056 Rank in State 18th Rank in State 1st Largest City Largest City •. Charleston Population 536,978 Number of Places over 10,000 Population 16 Number of Places over 10,000 Population 82

The Council of State Governments 489 STATE PAGES Wisconsin Wyoming

• Nickname* The Badger State Nicknames The Equality State and The Cowboy State Motto '. Forward Motto Equal Rights Animal Badger Animal Bison Flower Wood Violet Flower : Indian Paintbrush Bird Robin Bird Western Meadowlark Tree Sugar Maple Tree Cottonwood Song On, Wisconsin! Song Wyoming Fish .-. Muskellunge Gem Jade Mineral Galena Entered the Union July 10, 1890 Entered the Union May 29, 1848 Capital Cheyenne Capitol Madison

EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Governor Jim Geringer Governor Tommy G. Thompson Secretary of State Joe Meyer Lieutenant Governor Scott McCallura Attorney General Gay Woodhouse Secretary of State Douglas J. La Follette Treasurer Cynthia M. Lummis Attorney General James E. Doyle Treasurer Jack C. Voight

SUPREME COURT SUPREME COURT Larry L. Lehman, Chief Justice Shirley S. Abrahamson, Chief Justice Richard V. Thomas David T. Prosser Jr. Richard J. Macy William A. Bablitch T. Michael Golden Jon P. Wilcox William U. Hill Diane S. Sykes Ann Walsh Bradley N. Patrick Crooks LEGISLATURE President of the Senate Jim Twiford LEGISUTURE Vice President of the Senate April Brimmer Kunz President of the Senate Fred Risser Chief Clerk of the Senate Liv C. Hanes President ProTem of the Senate Gary R. George Chief Clerk of the Senate Donald J. Schneider Speaker of the House Ell D. Bebout Speaker Pro Tem of the House Harry B. Tipton Speaker of the Assembly Scott R. Jensen Chief Clerk of the House .- A. Marvin Helart Speaker Pro Tem of the Assembly Stephen J. Freese Chief Clerk of the Assembly Charles Sanders STATISTICS Land Area (square miles) 97,105 STATISTICS Rank in Nation 9th Land Area (square miles) 54,314 Population 479,602 Rank in Nation 25th Rank in Nation 50th Populauon 5,250,446 Density per square mile 5.0 Rank in Nation 18th Number of Representatives in Congress 1 Density per square mile : 96.2 Capital City Cheyenne Number of Representatives'in Congress 9 Population 53,640 Capital City Madison Rank in State 1st Population , 209,306 Largest City Cheyenne Rank in State , 2nd Number of Places over 10,000 Population 8 Largest City Milwaukee Population 578,364 Number of Places over 10,000 Population 61

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490 The Book of the Stotes 2000-2001 STATE PAGES District of Columbia

Motto Jiistitia Omnibus (Justice to All) Motto Samoa-Maumua le Atua (Samoa, God Is First) Flower , American Beauty Rose Flower Paogo (Ula-fala) Bird WoodThi-ush Plant Ava Tree ; Scarlet Oak Song Became U.S. Capital •. December 1, 1800 Became a Territory of the United States 1900 Capital Pago Pago

EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Mayor Anthony Williams EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Secretary of the District of Columbia Beverly D. Rivers Governor '. Tauese P. F. Sunia Corporation Counsel Robert Rigsby Lieutenant Governor TogiolaT. Tulafono. Treasurer William Hall Attorney General Toetagata Albert Mailo Treasurer....: Tifi Ale DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURT OF APPEALS Annice M. Wagner, Chief Justice HIGH COURT John A. Terry John M. Steadman Michael Kruse, Chief Justice Frank E. Schwelb Lyle Richmond Michael W. Farrell Warren R. King Vanessa Ruiz Inez Sraith-Reid LEGISLATURE Vacancy President of the Senate Lutu Tenari S. Fuimaono President Pro Tem of the Senate Tuilefana M. Vaelaa Secretary of the Senate Leo'o V. Ma'o

COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Speaker of the House 'Aina Saoluaga T. Nua Chair Linda W. Cropp Vice Speaker of Administration Tulafono Fagamia Solaita Chair Pro Tem Charlene Drew Jarvis Vice Speaker of Operations ; Sala E. Samiu Secretary to the Council Phyllis Jones Chief Clerk of the House Amioga Palelei

STATISTICS STATISTICS Land Area (square miles) 51 Land Area (square miles) 77 Population 523,124 Population ; 61,819 Density per square mile 8,575.8 Density per square mile 607.74 Delegate to Congress* 1 Delegate to Congress : 1 •Committee voting privileges only. Capital City Pago Pago Population 3,519 Rank in Territory 3rd Largest City Tafuna Population 5,174

The Council of State Governments 491 STATE PAGES Guam Northern Mariana

Nickname Hub of the Pacific Flower PutiTai Nobio (Bougainvillea) Islands Bird Toto (Fruit Dove) Tree Ifit (Intsiabijuga) Flower Plumeria Song Stand Ye Guamanians Bird Marianas Fruit Dove Stone Latte Tree Flame Tree Animal Iguana Song Gi TaloGi Halom Tasi Ceded to the United States Administered by the United States by Spain December 10, 1898 a trusteeship for the United Nations July 18, 1947 Became a Territory August 1, 1950 Voters approved a proposed constitution June 1975 Request to become a U.S. president signed covenant agreeing to Commonwealth Plebiscite November 1987 commonwealth status for Capital Hagatna the islands March 24, 1976 Became a self-governing Commonwealth January 9, 1978 Capital Saipan EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Governor Carl T. C. Gutierrez Lieutenant Governor Madeleine Z. Bordallo Attorney General John F. Tarantino EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Treasurer Y'Asela A. Pereira Governor Pedro P. Tenorio Lieutenant Governor Jesus R. Sablan Attorney General Maya B. Kara Treasurer Antoinette S. Calvo SUPREME COURT Benjamin J.F. Cruz, Chief Justice Peter C. Siguenza COMMONWEALTH SUPREME COURT Miguel S. Demapan, Chief Justice Alexandre C. Castro LEGISLATURE Vacant Speaker Antonio Reyes Unpingco Vice Speaker ; Lawrence F. Kasperbauer Clerk of the Legislature Josephine Brennan-Badley Legislative Secretary of the Senate Joanne M.S. Brown LEGISLATURE President of the Senate Paul M Manglona Vice President of the Senate Thomas P. Villagomez STATISTICS Clerk of the Senate Nicolasa B. Borja Land Area (square miles) 210 Population 160,595 Density per square mile 634.06 Speaker of the House BenignoM. Fitial Delegate to Congress I Vice Speaker of the House Alejo M. Mendiola Jr. Capital Hagatna Clerk of the House Evelyn C. Fleming Population 1,139 Rank in Territory 18th Largest City : : Dededo Population 31,728 STATISTICS Land Area (square miles) 179 Population 53,552 Density per square mile 242.15 Capital City ; Saipan Population 38,896 Largest City Saipan

492 The Book of the States 2000-2001 STATE PAGES Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin islands

Nickname Island of Enchantment Nickname The American Paradise Motto Joannes Est Nomen Ejus Motto United in Pride and Hope (John is Thy Name) Flower The Yellow Cedar Flower Maga Bird Yellow Breast or Banana Quit Bird Reinita Song Virgin Islands l^awh Tree ; Ceiba Purchased from March 31, 1917 Song La Borinquena Capital Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas Bacame a Territory of the United States December 10, 1898 Became a self-governing Commonwealth July 25, 1952 Capital San Juan EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Governor Charles W. Tumbull Lieutenant Governor Gerard Luz James II Attorney General Iver A. Stirdiron EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS Treasurer Bemice A. Tumbuir Governor Pedro J. Rossello Secretary of State : Angel Morey Attorney General Jose A. Fuentes-Agostini Treasurer Xenia Velez Silva FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT Thomas Moore, Chief Justice Raymond L. Finch Geoffrey W. Barnard SUPREME COURT Jeffrey L. Resnick Jose A. Andreu-Garcia, Chief Justice Baltasar Corrada del Rio Jamie Fuster-Berlingeri Federico Hemandez-Denton LEGISLATURE Miriam Naveira-de Rodon President Vargrave A. Richards Antonio Negron-Garcia Vice President ". Judy M. Gomez Francisco Rebollo-Lopez Secretary of the Senate Roosevelt St. C. David

LEGISUTIVE ASSEMBLY President of the Senate Charles Rodriguez-Colon STATISTICS Vice President of the Senate Anibal Marrero-Perez Land Area (square miles)* 134 Secretary of the Senate Brunilda Ortiz Rodriguez St. Croix (square miles) 82.2 St. John (square miles) 20 St. Thomas (square miles) 28 Speaker of the House Edison Misla-Aldarondo Population 101,809 Speaker Pro Tem Edwin Mundo-Rios Clerk of the House Michael Rey St. Croix 50,139 St. John 3,504 St. Thomas '. 48,166 STATISTICS Density per square mile •. 760.90 Delegate to Congress** 1 Land Area (square miles) 3,339 Capital City Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas Population 3,828,506 Population .' 12,331 Density per square mile 1,035 Largest City Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas Delegate to Congress* 1 Capital City San Juan •The U.S. Virgin Islands is comprised of three large islands (St. Croix, St. Population 426,832 John, St. Thomas) and 50 smaller islands and cays. Largest City San Juan **Committee voting privileges only. Number of Places over 10,000 Population 30 '

•Committee voting privileges only.

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