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State Abbreviation - ID
State Capital - Boise
Largest City - Boise
Area - 83,574 square miles [Idaho is the 14th biggest state in the USA]
Population - 1,612,136
(as of 2013) [Idaho is the 39th most populous state in the USA]
Name for Residents - Idahoans
Major Industries - agriculture (potatoes, wheat, sugar beets, barley), lumber, mining
Major Rivers - Snake River, Coeur d'Alene River, St. Joe River, St. Maries River, Kootenai River
Major Lakes - Lake Pend Oreille, American Falls Reservoir, Bear Lake, Coeur d'Alene Lake
Highest Point - Borah Peak - 12,662 feet (3,859 m) above sea level
Lowest Point - Snake River at Lewiston - 770 feet (235 m) above sea level
Number of Counties - 44
Bordering States - Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
Bordering Country - Canada
Origin of the Name Idaho - Unknown
State Nickname - Gem State
State Motto - "Esto perpetua" - May it Endure Forever
State Song - Here We Have Idaho
Dinosaur Fossil Found in Idaho - Tenontosaurus
Idaho State Symbols and Emblems:
Animal Symbols:
State Bird Mountain Bluebird (Sialia arctcia) |
State Horse Appaloosa |
State Fish Cutthroat trout |
State Insect (Danaus plexippus) |
State Fossils Hagerman horse fossil (Equus simplicidens) |
Plant Symbols:
State Flower Syringa (Philadelphus lewisii) |
State Tree Western white pine (Pinus monticola) |
Earth Symbols:
State Gemstone Idaho Star Garnet Garnet with a four- or six-rayed asterism |
State Soil Threebear (unofficial) |
Miscellaneous Symbol:
State Dance Square dance |
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