Question: What state is directly west of north dakota?

context: Transportation in North Dakota is overseen by the North Dakota Department of Transportation. The major Interstate highways are Interstate 29 and Interstate 94, with I-29 and I-94 meeting at Fargo, with I-29 oriented north to south along the eastern edge of the state, and I-94 bisecting the state from east to west between Minnesota and Montana. A unique feature of the North Dakota Interstate Highway system is virtually all of it is paved in concrete, rather than blacktop, because of the extreme weather conditions it must endure. BNSF and the Canadian Pacific Railway operate the state's largest rail systems. Many branch lines formerly used by BNSF and Canadian Pacific Railway are now operated by the Dakota, Missouri Valley, and Western Railroad and the Red River Valley and Western Railroad.
question: What state is the closest state directly west of north dakota?
short_answers: Montana
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question: What state is the second closest state directly west of north dakota?
short_answers: Idaho
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question: What two coastal states are directly west of north dakota?
short_answers: Oregon
Washington
Washington and Oregon

Answer: North Dakota is a U.S. state in the upper Midwestern of the country. North Dakota bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north and by the U.S. states of Minnesota to the east, South Dakota to the south, and Montana to the west. The second closest state directly west of North Dakota is Idaho. The two coastal states directly west of North Dakota are Oregon and Washington.