Montana
Montana | |
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Kintra | Unitit States |
Afore stateheid | Montana Territory |
Admittit tae the Union | 8 November 1889 (41st) |
Lairgest ceety | Billings |
Lairgest metro | Billings Metropolitan Area |
Govrenment | |
•Govrenor | Steve Bullock(D) |
•Lieutenant Governor | Mike Cooney(D) |
Legislatur | Montana Legislature |
•Upper hoose | Senate |
•Lawer hoose | House of Representatives |
U.S. senators | Jon Tester(D) Steve Daines(R) |
U.S. Hoose delegation | Greg Gianforte(R) (leet) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,032,949 (2,015 est)[1] |
• Density | 2.65/km2(6.86/sq mi) |
Leid | |
•Offeecial leid | Inglis |
Trad. abbreviation | Mont. |
Latitude | 44° 21′ N tae 49° N |
Longitude | 104° 2′ W tae 116° 3′ W |
Montanai/mɒnˈtænə/is astatein theWastrenregion o theUnitit States.The state's name is derivit frae the Spaingie wirdmontaña(muntain).
Montana is thefowert-lairgest in aurie,the8t least populous,an thethird-least densely populatito the50 U.S. states.The wastren hauf o Montana conteens numerous muntain ranges. Smawerisland rangesare foond ootthrou the state. In aw, 77 named ranges are pairt o theRocky Muntains.The eastren hauf o Montana is chairacterised bi wastrenprairieterrain anbadlands.Montana is mairchit biIdahotae the wast,Wyomingtae the sooth,North DakotaanSooth Dakotatae the east, an theCanadian provincesoBreetish Columbie,Alberta,anSaskatchewantae the north.
The economy is primarily based on agricultur, includinranchinan cereal grain fermin. Ither signeeficant economic resources include ile, gas, coal, haurd rock minin, anlummer.The heal care, service, an govrenment sectors an aw are signeeficant tae the state's economy.
The state's festest-growin sector is tourism. Nearly 13 million tourists annually veesitGlacier Naitional Pairk,Yellowstone Naitional Pairk,Beartooth Highway,Flathead Loch,Big Sky Resort,an ither attractions.[2]
References
[eedit|eedit soorce]- ↑Census Estimate 2015.
- ↑Kendall, Lewis."Montana tourist numbers down, spending up, report says".Bozeman Daily Chronicle(in Inglis).Retrieved21 Juin2018.
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[eedit|eedit soorce]- State govrenment
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