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Capital: [[Denver]]
"South Rectangle" to struggling geography students, the State of Colorado is usually known for its mountains, the ski resorts on said mountains, the [[Columbine]] shootings, and ''[[South Park]]''. However, the eastern half of the state consists of flat prairie more reminiscent of Kansas than our usual perception. But even then, it still has some of the highest mountains in the country (only Alaska and California have higher) and the highest average elevation of any state, with its lowest point still approximately 3300 feet above sea level (higher than many states' highest points and the only lowest point more than 1000 meters above sea level). The thin, clean air and the abundance of outdoor activities may explain why, statistically, Colorado has the [http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20080612165609/http://calorielab.com/news/wp-images/post-images/fattest-states-2007-big.gif lowest obesity rate] in America. Its state capital, [[Denver]], is the largest city in five hundred miles.
Politically and culturally, Colorado is, in every sense, a "[[American Political System|red state/blue state]]". On the one hand, there is the city of Colorado Springs, which has been called the Evangelical Vatican due to how many [[Moral Guardians|conservative Christian groups]] are headquartered there, and now many [[American Churches|born-again Christians]] have moved to the city as a result. On the other hand, there are Boulder (a.k.a. "The People's Republic of Boulder") and the various ski resort towns in the western part of the state, which are famously liberal and secular,<ref>A third of Coloradans are non-Christian, much higher than the national average -- and keep in mind that that figure includes the aforementioned Colorado Springs.</ref> and are filled with [[New Age Retro Hippie|hippies]], [[Granola Girl|granola girls]] and, in the case of the ski towns, rich Hollywood celebrities making a second home.
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