Montana

Montana
State
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)
• 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.

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