Portal:Oregon/State facts
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- Nickname: The Beaver State
- Capital city: Salem
- Largest city: Portland
- Governor: Tina Kotek (D)
- Total area: 255,026 km²
- Population (2010 census): 3,831,074
- Date admitted to the Union: February 14, 1859
- Form of Government: Federalist
- Senators: Ron Wyden (D), Jeff Merkley (D)
- Representatives: Suzanne Bonamici (D), Greg Walden (R), Earl Blumenauer (D), Peter DeFazio (D), Kurt Schrader (D)
State symbols:
- Animal: American beaver
- Bird: Western meadowlark
- Fish: Chinook salmon
- Flower: Oregon grape
- Insect: Oregon swallowtail
- Tree: Douglas fir
- Fossil: Metasequoia
- Gemstone: Oregon sunstone
- Motto: Alis volat propriis
- Rock: Thunderegg
- Song: "Oregon, My Oregon"