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Though
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total area
, it has the longest official name: The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
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50 State Quarters > Quarter details > Mintage Figures
16
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ISO 3166-2:US > Codes > Sorted by Name > States
US-OR
State fossil > Age
Eocene
State fossil > Binomial nomenclature
Metasequoia
State fossil > Common name
Dawn redwood
State fossil > Year
2005
State Name
Oregon
Symbols > State animal
Beaver
Symbols > State bird
Western Meadowlark
Symbols > State motto
Alis volat Propriis (She flies with her own wings) (1987)
U.S. state butterflies > State butterfly
Oregon Swallowtail (State insect)
U.S. state colors > Color 1
U.S. state colors > Color 2
U.S. state dances > State dance
Square Dance
U.S. state insects > State insect
Oregon Swallowtail Butterfly
U.S. state minerals, rocks, stones and gemstones > State Geological Symbols > Rock
Thunderegg (1965)
U.S. state mottos > Motto
Alis volat propriis, and The Union
U.S. state reptiles > State reptile
None
U.S. state soils > State soil
Jory
U.S. state trees > State tree
Douglas-fir
(Pseudotsuga menziesii)
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