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- Year of Admission: 1791
- Order of Admission: 14th
- Date of Current State Constitution: 1793
- Capital: Montpelier
- Population: 589,000 (1997)
- Land Area: 9,249 sq. mi.
- Population Density: 63.2 people per sq. mi.
- Nickname: Green Mountain State
- Motto: Freedom and unity
- Government Configuration: Bicameral
- Houses: 2
- Number of State Senators: 30
- Number of State Representatives: 150
- Number of Representatives In U.S. Congress: 1
- Main Industries: Manufacturing, tourism, agriculture, trade, finance, insurance, real estate, government
- Major Natural Resources: dense forests, granite, marble, talc, slate