Colorado – Colorado's capital is Denver

(Pronounced kol-uh-rahd-oh and den-ver)

To remember the capital of the US state Colorado, use the following mnemonic:

She pulled the collar hard (Colorado) and the denim and fur (Denver) horses came to a halt.

Mountains and plains are the major geographical features of Colorado, which has a population of about 5.8 million. The state encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, the northeastern part of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains. It is the only U.S. state that is entirely more than 1,000 metres above sea level, with an average elevation of 6,800 feet. There are many ski resorts in the Rocky Mountains. Tourism, farming, oil and gas extraction and uranium mining are among Colorado's main industries. The state has seven of America's 100 largest natural gas fields, and two of its 100 largest oil fields.

Interesting facts about Denver:

- City of Trees: Despite being a bustling urban capital, Sacramento holds the title of having one of the highest per-capita tree populations in the world, earning it the enduring nickname the “City of Trees.”

- Victorian Preservation: The city boasts one of the largest collections of preserved nineteenth-century Victorian architecture in the western United States, particularly clustered in its historic downtown neighborhoods.

- River City Grid: Downtown Sacramento is famous for its unique grid system and its historic underground city, where streets were literally raised up by a full story in the 1860s to escape recurring river floods.