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Montana

State of Montana
Flag of Montana State seal of Montana
Flag Seal
Nickname(s): Big Sky Country, The Treasure State
Motto(s): Oro y Plata (Gold and Silver)
Map of the United States with Montana highlighted
Official language English
Demonym Montanan
Capital Helena
Largest city Billings
Largest metro Billings Metropolitan Area
Area Ranked 4th
 • Total 147,040 sq mi
(380,800 km2)
 • Width 630 miles (1,015 km)
 • Length 255 miles (410 km)
 • % water 1
 • Latitude 44° 21′ N to 49° N
 • Longitude 104° 2′ W to 116° 3′ W
Population Ranked 44th
 • Total 1,042,520 (2016 est)
 • Density 7.09/sq mi  (2.73/km2)
Ranked 48th
 • Median household income $51,395 (37th)
Elevation
 • Highest point Granite Peak
12,807 ft (3903.5 m)
 • Mean 3,400 ft  (1040 m)
 • Lowest point Kootenai River at Idaho border
1,804 ft (557 m)
Before statehood Montana Territory
Admission to Union November 8, 1889 (41st)
Governor Steve Bullock (D)
Lieutenant Governor Mike Cooney (D)
Legislature Montana Legislature
 • Upper house Senate
 • Lower house House of Representatives
U.S. Senators Jon Tester (D)
Steve Daines (R)
U.S. House delegation Vacant (list)
Time zone Mountain: UTC -7/-6
ISO 3166 US-MT
Abbreviations MT, Mont.
Website www.mt.gov
Montana state symbols
Flag of Montana.svg
Seal of Montana.svg
Living insignia
Bird Western meadowlark
Butterfly Mourning cloak
Fish Westslope cutthroat trout
Flower Bitterroot
Mammal Grizzly bear
Tree Ponderosa pine
Inanimate insignia
Fossil Petrified wood
Motto Spanish: Oro Y Plata
(Gold and Silver)
Slogan Big Sky Country
Song "Montana"
State route marker
Montana state route marker
State quarter
Montana quarter dollar coin
Released in 2007
Lists of United States state symbols

Montana Listeni/mɒnˈtænə/ is a state in the Western region of the United States. The state's name is derived from the Spanish word montaña (mountain). Montana has several nicknames, although none official, including "Big Sky Country" and "The Treasure State", and slogans that include "Land of the Shining Mountains" and more recently "The Last Best Place". Montana has a 545-mile (877 km) border with three Canadian provinces: British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan, the only state to do so. It also borders North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and Idaho to the west and southwest. Montana is ranked 4th in size, but 44th in population and 48th in population density of the 50 United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller island ranges are found throughout the state. In total, 77 named ranges are part of the Rocky Mountains. The eastern half of Montana is characterized by western prairie terrain and badlands.


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