Connecticut – Connecticut's capital is Hartford

(Pronounced kuh-net-i-kuht and hart-ford)

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

Connect this cut (Connecticut) out heart carefully because we can't afford (Hartford) any mistakes.

Connecticut is one of the states of the New England region in the North East of the USA. The third-smallest state by area, it has a population of more than 3.5 million people who have the highest income per head of population than any other U.S. state. Finance and insurance is Connecticut's biggest industry, followed by real estate and manufacturing. Most of western and southern Connecticut has strong links with New York City; this is the most affluent and populous region of the state, with high property prices and high incomes. Although Connecticut is a relatively small state, it has wide regional variations in its landscape, from rolling mountains in the northwest to coastal marshes in the southeast, along Long Island Sound.

Interesting facts about Hartford:

- Insurance Capital: Hartford is globally recognised as the insurance capital of the world, serving as the historic headquarters for numerous massive insurance companies since the nineteenth century.

- Mark Twain’s Home: The city was the creative home of legendary author Mark Twain, who lived in a striking, whimsical mansion where he wrote his most famous American masterpieces, including The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

- Tree-Lined History: Long before modern landscaping, the city established Bushnell Park, which holds the distinction of being one of the oldest publicly funded parks in the entire United States.