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Vermont
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Vermont's official state flag
was adopted in 1923. The flag
features Vermont's coat-of-arms
on a field of deep blue. The
coat-of-arms pictures a large
pine tree, a cow, bales of hay,
and sheaves of wheat . Vermont's
mountains are pictured in the
background. A stag's head is
mounted over the scene. Boughs
of pine needles wrap around
the coat-of-arms. "VERMONT"
and the state's motto, "FREEDOM
AND UNITY," are written
on a red ribbon under the scene.
Vermont became a state in 1791
as the 14th state in the USA.
Vermont is one of the six New
England states and one of the
smaller states. It is bordered
by New York on the west, the
Canadian province of Québec
on the north, New Hampshire
on the east, and Massachusetts
to the south. The capital cith
is Montpelier and largest city
is Burlington. Vermont is covered
from south to north by the wooded
Green Mountains and the state
nickname is "The Green
Mountain State".
Economy:
Agriculture: Dairy products,
cattle, hay, apples, maple products.
Industry: Electronic equipment,
fabricated metal products, printing
and publishing, paper products,
tourism.
Vermont enjoys the four distinct
seasons. Summers here are mild
and pleasant and winters are
cold and snowy. The statewide
average high temperature in
July is in the mid 70s, while
in January, high temps are usually
in the low 20s. Vermont rainfall
approaches 40 inches per year,
with much higher amounts in
the mountains. In the Green
Mountains, yearly snowfall amounts
from 100 to 250 inches are commonplace.
Vermont has 14 Counties:
Addison Bennington
Caledonia Chittenden
Essex Franklin
Grand Isle
Lamoille Orange
Orleans Rutland Washington
Windham Windsor
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