UNITED STATES OF AMERICA : VERMONT
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General useful information |
Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc. |
State and population |
capital: Montpelier // state code ISO: VT ; FIPS: US50 |
surface: 23956 sq.km = 9250 sq.mi // rank in USA: 43 // location: northern New England |
climate: temperate, with considerable temperature extremes; heavy snowfall in mountains |
entered USA as 14th state on: 1791-03-04 |
administrative division: 14 counties |
total population according to the census of 2000: 608,827 |
population density 2000: 25 per sq.km = 66 per sq.mi // net growth 1999-2000: 8,2% |
main ethnic groups: white 96,8%; black 0,5%; Asian 0,9%; other 1,8% |
Economy and infrastructure |
chief crops: dairy products, apples, maple syrup, greenhouse & nursery, vegetables, small fruits |
livestock (1000s): cattle: 295 / pigs: 3 / poultry: 246 (excl. broilers) |
timber/lumber: pine, spruce, fir, hemlock |
chief industries: manufacturing, tourism, agriculture, trade, finance, insurance, real estate, government |
chief industrial products: machine tools, furniture, scales, books, computer components, speciality foods |
chief mining products: crushed & dimension stone, sand & gravel, talc & pyrophillite, gemstones |
Some physical landmarks |
highest point in the state: Mt. Mansfield 1339 m = 4393 ft |
other mountains: Camels Hump 1224, Stratton Mt. 1200, Jay Pk 1177 |
lowest point in the state: ca 61 m (level / border of Lake Champlain) |
lakes: Lake Champlain, Lake Bomoseen, Lake Dunmore, Lake Memphremagog, Lake Carmi, Lake Hortonia |
artificial lakes: Harriman Res., Somerset Res., Chittenden Res., Waterbury Res., Green River Res. |
rivers: Connecticut and its upper tributaries; Otter, Winooski, Lamoille, Missisquoi |
others: islands: none // deserts: none |
Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information |
other important features: |
nick name(s): Green Mountain State |
motto: Freedom and unity |
song: These Green Mountains |
flower: Red clover // bird: Hermit thrush // tree: Sugar maple |
primary sources: |
World almanac and book of facts; National Geographic Atlas of the World; maps: WN world @tlas |
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