Vermont
Vermont: Fast Facts
Capital: Montpelier, the smallest state capital (in terms of residents)
Largest City: Burlington
Nickname: The Green Mountain State
Major Airport: Burlington International Airport (BVT)
Location: Northeast United States, the second largest state in New England, bordered to the east by New Hampshire, to the south by Massachusetts, to the west by New York, and to the north by the Canadian province of Quebec
Highest point: Mt. Mansfield (4393 ft.)
Lowest point: Lake Champlain (95 ft.)
Climate: Continental moist, with mild summers and cold winters, and uniform precipitation throughout the year
Time Zone: EST (GMT -5)
Area Code: 802
Flag:
A deep blue field on which a shield topped by a stag's head depicts a
tall pine tree, a cow, and sheaves of wheat with the Green Mountains in
the distance
Admitted to the Union: 14th, the first after the original 13 colonies
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