|
| Capital
City: |
Boise |
| Location: |
43.60665 N, 116.22610 W |
| Area: |
83,574
sq. mi. |
| Population: |
1,210,200 (7/97) |
| Statehood: |
July 3,
1890; 43rd State |
| Song: |
Here we
have Idaho |
| |
words by: McKinley Helm
& Albert J. Tompkins |
| |
music by: Sallie
Hume-Douglas |
| Nickname: |
Gem
State |
| Origin
of states name: |
Idaho is a coined or
invented word |
| Time
zone: |
Mountain,
Pacific |
| Other
Cities: |
Pocatillo, Idaho Falls |
| Border
States: |
Montana,
Nevada, Oregon, Utah,
Washington, |
| |
Wyoming; |
| Geographic
Center: |
Custer, southwest of
Challis |
| Coastline: |
None |
| Highest
Point: |
Borah Peak; 12,662 feet |
| Agriculture: |
Cattle,
potatoes, dairy products, wheat, barley. |
| Industry: |
Food processing, lumber
& wood products, machinery, |
| |
chemical products, silver
and other mining, tourism. |
| National
Park: |
Yellowstone |
| Topography: |
Snake River plains, Canyon
gorges, sub alpine |
| |
northern region; |
| Temperature
Summer: |
F° 68
to 75 |
| Temperature
Winter: |
F° 23 to 26 |
| Flower: |
Syringa
- Mock Orange |
| Tree: |
White Pine |
| Newspapers: |
The
Idaho Statesman |
| Attractions: |
Idaho
Attractions. Roadside America |
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