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Colorado

State

Colorado is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States, sharing the Four Corners region with Arizona, New Mexico and Utah. Admitted to the Union in 1876 as the 38th state, its capital is Denver. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Capital
Denver 1
Population
6,012,561 1
2025 estimate from Colorado's own Wikipedia infobox.
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Area (sq km)
269,837 1
Admission Year
1876 1
Admitted to the Union August 1, 1876 (38th state), per the infobox.
Latitude
39 degrees north 1
Longitude
105.5 degrees west 1
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Adjacent To

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Associated With

Denver, Cities

Denver is in the U.S. state of Colorado.

Source Denver (Wikipedia)
United States, Countries

Colorado is a state of the United States.

Source Colorado (Wikipedia)

Has Capital

Denver, Cities

Denver is the capital of Colorado.

Source Denver (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
Sources
1. Colorado (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, capital
    Capital Denver
  • Infobox, population
    Population (2025) Total 6,012,561
  • Infobox, area
    Area Total 269,837 km2
  • Infobox, admitted to the union
    Admitted to the Union August 1, 1876 (38th)
  • Page header, coordinates
    wgCoordinates lat 39.0, lon -105.5
  • Introduction
    Colorado is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is part of the Southwestern United States, sharing the Four Corners region with Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah.
  • Adjacent To: Kansas, Lead section, borders Kansas
    It is part of the Southwestern United States, sharing the Four Corners region with Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. It is also bordered by Wyoming to the north, Nebraska to the northeast, Kansas to the east, and Oklahoma to the southeast.
  • Adjacent To: Nebraska, Lead section, borders Nebraska
    It is part of the Southwestern United States, sharing the Four Corners region with Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. It is also bordered by Wyoming to the north, Nebraska to the northeast, Kansas to the east, and Oklahoma to the southeast.
  • Adjacent To: New Mexico, Lead section, borders New Mexico
    It is part of the Southwestern United States, sharing the Four Corners region with Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. It is also bordered by Wyoming to the north, Nebraska to the northeast, Kansas to the east, and Oklahoma to the southeast.
  • Adjacent To: Oklahoma, Lead section, borders Oklahoma
    It is part of the Southwestern United States, sharing the Four Corners region with Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. It is also bordered by Wyoming to the north, Nebraska to the northeast, Kansas to the east, and Oklahoma to the southeast.
  • Adjacent To: Utah, Lead section, borders Utah
    It is part of the Southwestern United States, sharing the Four Corners region with Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. It is also bordered by Wyoming to the north, Nebraska to the northeast, Kansas to the east, and Oklahoma to the southeast.
  • Adjacent To: Wyoming, Lead section, borders Wyoming
    It is part of the Southwestern United States, sharing the Four Corners region with Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. It is also bordered by Wyoming to the north, Nebraska to the northeast, Kansas to the east, and Oklahoma to the southeast.
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