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Capital City: Concord
Economy: Tourism, manufacturing, high-tech industry and agriculture.
Language Description: English.
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Population: 1,235,786
Religion: Christian (Protestant, Roman Catholic), Jewish.
Time Zone: 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (-5 GMT). Daylight Saving Time is observed from the first Sunday in April to the last Sunday in October
Voltage Requirements: 110 volts
Governor: Craig Benson, R (to Jan. 2005)
Senators: Judd Gregg, R (to Jan. 2005); John E. Sununu, R (to Jan. 2009)
Treasurer: Michael Ablowich, R (to Dec. 2004)
Secy. of State: William M. Gardner, D (to Dec. 2004)
Atty. General: Peter Heed, R (to Jan. 2005)
Entered Union (rank): June 21, 1788 (9)
Present constitution adopted: 1784
Motto: Live free or die
State Symbols:
flower purple lilac (1919)
tree white birch (1947)
animal white-tailed deer (1983)
insect ladybug (1977)
saltwater fish striped bass (1994)
freshwater fish brook trout (1995)
amphibian spotted newt (1985)
butterfly karner blue (1992)
bird purple finch (1957)
songs “Old New Hampshire” (1949) and “New Hampshire, My New Hampshire” (1963)
Nickname: Granite State
Origin of name: From the English county of Hampshire
10 largest cities (2000): Manchester, 107,006; Nashua, 86,605; Concord, 40,687; Derry, 34,021; Rochester, 28,461; Salem, 28,112; Dover, 26,884; Merrimack, 25,119; Londonderry, 23,236; Hudson, 22,928
Land area: 8,968 sq mi. (23,227 sq km)
Geographic center: In Belknap Co., 3 mi. E of Ashland
Number of counties: 10
Largest county by population and area: Hillsborough, 387,674 (2001); Coos, 1,801 sq mi.
State parks: 65 (50,000+ ac.)
Residents: New Hampshirite