- Other Nicknames:
- Sagebush State
- Battle-Born State
- Capital: Carson City
- Major Cities
- Las Begas
- Reno
- Elko
- Ely
- Winnemucca
- Major Geographical Features
- Sierra Nevada Mountains
- Mojave Desert
- Colorado River
- Lake Mead
- Lake Tahoe
- Pyramid Lake
- Toiyabe Mountains
- Monitor Mountains
- Schell Creek Mountains
- Humboldt River
- National Parks: Great Basin National Park
- 1848: The United States gains control of Nevada through the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
- 1859: Gold and silver are discovered in the Comstock Lode
- 1864: Nevada becomes the 36th state
- 2002: Gambling adds $9 billion to Nevada's economy
- Motto: "All for our country"
- Name Meaning: "Snow-Capped" (Spanish)
- The Hoover Dam on the Colorado River creates Lake Mead
- Industries
- Tourism
- Gambling
- Nevada's largest industry
- Mining
- Agriculture
- Nevada has the highest marriage rate... due to couples' eloping to Las Vegas to be married by Elvis...
- Interestingly, Nevada also has the highest divorce rate...
- Driest state in the Union
- Lake Mead is one of the largest artificial lakes in the world
- 87% of Nevada is owned by the federal government
- Nevada is the fastest growing state by population
- The population has doubled since 1980
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