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Colorado Description
Area: 104,332sq.mi/270,219sq.km

Population: 3,295,000

Capital: Denver

Popular name: Centennial State

Situation and topography

The state of Colorado (from Spanish colorado, "colored") lies in the western United States. The smaller eastern part of the state belongs to the Great Plains, lying at altitudes between 3,300ft/1,000m and 5,900ft/1,800m. The soils of this region, originally short-grass steppeland, yield abundant crops with the help of irrigation. The larger western part of Colorado lies in the Rocky Mountains, which are made up mainly of two parallel ranges striking north-south and separate two widely different climatic zones. The Front Range, rising in places to over 13,000ft/4,000m, forms the
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Hobbies & Activities category: Natural area
Address
Colorado Travel and Tourism Authority
1127 Pennsylvania Avenue
Denver, CO 80203-2502
United States
Phone 1 (303) 832-6171
Fax 1 (303) 832-6174
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