# Idaho

| Idaho |
| --- |
| State |
| State of Idaho |
| BannerSeal |
| Eik-name(s): Gem State |
| Motto(s): *Esto perpetua* (Laitin for "Let it be perpetual") |
| Anthem: "Here We Have Idaho" |
| Map o the Unitit States wi Idaho hielichted |
| Kintra | Unitit States |
| Afore stateheid | Oregon Territory, Washington Territory, Idaho Territory |
| Admittit tae the Union | July 3, 1890 (43rd) |
| Caipital (an lairgest ceety) | Boise |
| Lairgest ceety | caipital |
| Lairgest metro | Boise metropolitan area |
| Govrenment |
|  • Govrenor | Brad Little (R) |
|  • Lieutenant Governor | Janice McGeachin (R) |
| Legislatur | Legislatur |
|  • Upper hoose | Senate |
|  • Lawer hoose | Hoose o Representatives |
| Judiciar | Idaho Supreme Coort |
| U.S. senators | Mike Crapo (R) Jim Risch (R) |
| U.S. Hoose delegation | 1. Russ Fulcher (R) 2. Mike Simpson (R) (leet) |
| Area |
|  • Total | 216,443 km2 (83,569 sq mi) |
|  • Laund | 214,044 km2 (82,643 sq mi) |
|  • Water | 2,398 km2 (926 sq mi)  1.11% |
| Area rank | 14t |
| Dimensions |
|  • Length | 771 km (479 mi) |
|  • Width | 491 km (305 mi) |
| Elevation | 1,520 m (5,000 ft) |
| Highest elevation (Borah Peak) | 3,859 m (12,662 ft) |
| Lowest elevation (Confluence o Snake an Clearwater River; Lewiston) | 217 m (713 ft) |
| Population (2019) |
|  • Total | 1,787,065 |
|  • Rank | 39t |
|  • Density | 8.33/km2 (21.6/sq mi) |
|  • Density rank | 44t |
|  • Median hooseaud income | $52225 |
|  • Income rank | 41st |
| Demonym(s) | Idahoan |
| Leid |
|  • Offeecial leid | Inglis |
| Time zones |
| primar | UTC−07:00 (Muntain) |
|  • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Idaho Panhandle | UTC−08:00 (Paceefic) |
|  • Summer (DST) | UTC−07:00 (PDT) |
| USPS abbreviation | ID |
| ISO 3166 code | US-ID |
| Latitude | 42° N tae 49° N |
| Longitude | 111°03′ W tae 117°15′ W |
| Website | www.idaho.gov |

**Idaho** is a state in the northwastren region o the Unitit States. It mairches the state o Montana tae the east an northeast, Wyoming tae the east, Nevada an Utah tae the sooth, an Washington an Oregon tae the wast. Tae the north, it shares a smaw portion o the Canadian mairch wi the province o Breetish Columbie. Wi a population o approximately 1.7 million an an area o 83,569 square mile (216,440 km2), Idaho is the 14t largest, the 12t least populous an the 7t least densely populatit o the 50 U.S. states. The state's caipital an lairgest city is Boise.

Idaho prior tae European settlement wis inhabitit bi Native American fowks, some o whom still leeve in the area. In the early 19t century, Idaho wis conseedert pairt o the Oregon Kintra, an area disputit atween the U.S. an the Unitit Kinrick. It offeecially becam U.S. territory wi the signin o the Oregon Treaty o 1846, but a separate Idaho Territory wis nae organised till 1863, insteid bein includit for periods in Oregon Territory an Washington Territory. Idaho wis eventually admittit tae the Union on 3 Julie 1890, acomin the 43rd state.

Formin pairt o the Paceefic Northwast (an the associatit Cascadia bioregion), Idaho is dividit intae several distinct geografic an climatic regions. In the state's north, the relatively isolatit Idaho Panhandle is closely airtit wi Eastren Washington, wi that it shares the Paceefic Time Zone – the rest o the state uises the Muntain Time Zone. The state's sooth includes the Snake River Plain (that has maist o the population an agricultural laund), while the sooth-east incorporates pairt o the Great Basin. Idaho is quite muntainous, an conteens several stretches o the Rocky Muntains. The Unitit States Forest Service hauds aboot 38% o Idaho's laund, the maist o any state.

Industries signeeficant for the state economy include manufacturin, agricultur, minin, forestry, an tourism. A nummer o science an technology firms are aither heidquartert in Idaho or hae factories thare, an the state an aw conteens the Idaho Naitional Laboratory, that is the kintra's lairgest Depairtment o Energy facility. Idaho's agricultural sector supplees mony products, but the state is best kent for its tattie crap, that comprises aroond ane-third o the naitionwide yield. The offeecial state nickname is the "Gem State", that references Idaho's reputation for gemstanes an, mair braidly, its mony wilderness areas.

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