• Bird: Western Meadowlark  
• Border States: Idaho - North Dakota - South Dakota - Wyoming
• Constitution: 41th State
• County Profile: 56 Counties
• Economy:
  • Agriculture: Cattle, wheat, barley, sugar beets, hay, hogs.
  • Industry: Mining, lumber and wood products, food processing, tourism.
• Flag:
  Under the word "Montana", on a blue field, is the state seal. The seal shows some of Montana's beautiful scenery and tells what people were doing in pioneer times. The pick, shovel and plow represent mining and farming. In the background a sun rises over mountains, forests and the Great Falls of the Missouri river. A ribbon contains the state motto "Gold and Silver".
• Flower: Bitterroot   lewisia rediviva
• Geography: Geographic Center: Fergus, 11 miles west of Lewistown
• Governor: Brian Schweitzer (D)
• Highest Point: Granite Peak; 12,799 feet, 10th
• Largest Cities: Billings, Great Falls, Butte, Missoula, Helena
• Library: Montana
• Lowest Point: Kootenai River; 1800 feet, 47th
• Maps:
• Motto: Oro y plata
  • Gold and Silver
• Nickname: Treasure State
• Origin of state's name: Based on Spanish word for "mountainous"
• Population: 944,632; 44th, 07/06
• Song: Montana's song
  • words by: Charles C. Cohen
  • music by: Joseph E. Howard
• Statehood: November 8, 1889
• Topography: Rocky Mountains in the western third of the state; eastern two-thirds gently rolling northern great plains.
• Tree: Ponderosa pine   pinus ponderosa

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