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NICK NAME | Silver State; Sagebrush State. | |
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CAPITAL CITY | Carson City (independent city) | |
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LARGEST CITY | Las Vegas | |
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SECOND LARGEST CITY | Reno | |
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LARGEST COUNTY | Clark | |
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AREA | 110,567 sq. miles; 109,806 sq. miles land, 761 sq. miles water. (7th Largest state) | |
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HIGHEST ELEVATION | 13,140 ft., Boundary Peak (Esmeralda County) | |
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LOWEST POINT | 470 ft., along the Colorado River (Clark County). | |
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ABBREVIATION | NV (postal); Nev (traditional) | |
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AREA CODE(S) | 702 | |
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TIME ZONE | Pacific | |
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PART OF REGION | Rocky Mountain States | |
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ADMISSION DATE | October 31, 1864 (36th State) | |
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LOCATION | In the the western United States, bordering California, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, and Arizona. | |
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NAME ORIGIN | Shortened from Sierra Nevada, the mountain range in western Nevada along the California border. From Spanis nevada "snow-covered." | |
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STATE ANIMAL | Desert Bighorn Sheep (Ovis Canadensis) | |
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STATE BIRD | Mountain Bluebird (Sialia sialis) | |
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STATE FISH | Lahontan Cutthroat Trout (Salmo clarki henshawi) | |
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STATE FLOWER | Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) | |
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STATE FOSSIL | Ichthyosaur (Stenopterygius quadriscissus) | |
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STATE GEM | Precious: Virgin Valley Black Fire Opal Semi Precious: Turquoise | |
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STATE GRASS | Indian Ricegrass (Oryzopsis hymenoides) | |
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STATE METAL | Silver | |
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STATE RAPTILE | Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) | |
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STATE ROCK | Sandstone | |
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STATE SONG | "Home Means Nevada" | |
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STATE TREE | Single-Leaf Pinon (Pinus monophylla) Bristlecone Pine (Pinus aristata) | |
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STATE MOTTO | All for Our Country |
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