| State Abbreviation | CT |
| Statehood | Jan. 9, 1788 |
| State Capital | Hartford |
| State Size | Total (Land + Water): 5,543 sq miles; Land Only: 4,845 sq miles |
| Number of Counties | 8 |
| State Population (2010) | 3574097 |
| Electoral Votes | 7 |
| State Quarter Issue Date | 36445 |
| State Motto | Qui transtulit sustinet (He who transplanted sustains) |
| State Flower | Mountain laurel |
| State Bird | Robin |
| Nickname | Constitution State |
| State Flag | Connecticut State Flag |
| Area Codes | 203 475 860 959 |
| Top 5 Cities (2010 population) | Bridgeport (144,229) |
| New Haven (129,779) |
| Hartford (124,775) |
| Stamford (122,643) |
| Waterbury (110,366) |
| Major Sports Teams | None |
| Federal Prisons | Federal Correctional Institution, Danbury |
| Federal Correctional Institutions | None |
| State Prisons | Bergin Correctional Institution |
| Bridgeport Correctional Center |
| Brooklyn Correctional Institution (inmate population 505) |
| Cheshire Correctional Institution |
| Corrigan-Radgowski Correctional Center |
| Enfield Correctional Institution (inmate population 717) |
| Garner Correctional Institution (inmate population 526) |
| Gates Correctional Institution (closed 2011) |
| Hartford Correctional Center (inmate population 953) |
| MacDougall-Walker Correctional Institution |
| Manson Youth Institution (inmate population 591) |
| New Haven Correctional Center (inmate population 789) |
| Niantic Annex (inmate population: male sentenced :388, Total:402, as of 7/24/2014) |
| Northern Correctional Institution |
| Osborn Correctional Institution |
| Robinson Correctional Institution |
| Webster Correctional Institution (closed 2010) |
| Wethersfield State Prison (closed 1963) |
| Willard-Cybulski Correctional Institution |
| York Correctional Institution with Niantic Annex |
