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General Information Nickname Beehive State State bird California Gull/Sea Gull State flower Sego Lily Capital Salt Lake City Date of admission to the Union January 4 1896 Population 2,389,039 (official estimate 2004) Population density 10.9 per sq km 2003 total overseas arrivals/US ranking 252,000/18 Time Mountain (GMT - 7). Daylight Saving Time is observed. The State Utah’s attractions include canyons, colourful towns and breathtaking national parks. Salt Lake City is the world centre of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Utah, surrounded by the Wasatch Mountains, boasts historic buildings, churches, museums, science exhibitions and arts festivals. Other State attractions include Zion National Park around the Virgin River Canyon, with its temple-like rock formations; Canyonlands, Arches and Capitol Reef national parks; Timpanogos Cave and the Dinosaur National Monument near Vernal. Utah has five National Parks. |