Portal:Oregon/State facts


 * Nickname: The Beaver State
 * Capital city: Salem
 * Largest city: Portland
 * Governor: Tina Kotek (D)
 * Total area: 255,026 km²
 * Population (2010 census): 3,831,074
 * Date admitted to the Union: February 14, 1859
 * Form of Government: Federalist
 * Senators:	Ron Wyden (D), Jeff Merkley (D)
 * Representatives:	Suzanne Bonamici (D), Greg Walden (R), Earl Blumenauer (D), Peter DeFazio (D), Kurt Schrader (D)

State symbols:
 * Animal: American beaver
 * Bird: Western meadowlark
 * Fish: Chinook salmon
 * Flower: Oregon grape
 * Insect: Oregon swallowtail
 * Tree: Douglas fir
 * Fossil: Metasequoia
 * Gemstone: Oregon sunstone
 * Motto: Alis volat propriis
 * Rock: Thunderegg
 * Song: "Oregon, My Oregon"