2. Your capital and largest city is Denver.The state
of Colorado limited to the state
Wyoming,Kansas,Oklahoma,New Mexico and
Utah.With 270 thousand square kilometers ,is
the eighth largest U.S. state
5. Geographic
The state of Colorado is divided in four
geographic regions:the colorado plateu,the
rockies,great plains and intermontanhar bowl.
6. Climate
The climate of Colorado is varied, due to its very
rough terrain,higher temperatures are recorded
in the extreme southwest and Great Plains.
Meanwhile, the Rockies recorded the lowest
average temperatures of Colorado.
7. economy
Agriculture and livestock together account for 1% of GDP, employing about 78
thousand people. Colorado has about 29,000 farms - popularly called ranches which cover about 60% of the state. The main products of the agricultural
industry of Colorado are meat and bovine milk, straw, wheat, corn and apples.
8. Tourism
Created a fertile ground for the creation of several ski resorts - like
Aspen internationally known. These resorts attract millions of tourists a
year, and make tourism a major source of state income.
9. Races and ethnicities
• Racial composition of the population of
Colorado:
• 74.5% - Caucasian
• 17.1% - Hispanic
• 3.4% - african-american
• 2.2% - Asian
• 1% - Native American
• 1.4% - two or more races
10. Religion
Percentage of Colorado's population by religious affiliation:
Christianity - 75%
Protestant - 48%
Baptist Church - 9%
Methodist Church - 5%
Lutheran Church - 5%
Presbyterian Church - 3%
Other affiliations Protestant - 26%
Roman Catholic Church - 24%
Mormons - 2%
Other Christian affiliations - 1%
Other religions - 1%
Non-Religious - 22%
11. Transport
Colorado is one of the main transport hubs
in the United States. Denver is the largest
transportation hub in the state, one of the
most important road and airport hubs in the
country.
12. education
The first school was opened in Colorado in
1859.Currently, all educational institutions in
Colorado need to follow rules and standards
dictated by the State Board of Education Colorado