Nevada : Factual Information
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Introduction Origin of State Name : Named for the Sierra Nevada, nevada meaning "snow-covered" in Spanish.
Nickname : The Silver State; also, the Sagebrush State and the Battle Born State.
Capital : Carson City.
Location : 39.148N, 119.743W
County: 16 counties
Entered Union : 31 October 1864 (36th)
Song: "Home Means Nevada."
Motto : All for Our Country.
Flag : On a blue field, two sprays of sagebrush and a golden scroll in the upper lefthand corner frame a silver star encircled by the word "Nevada"; the scroll, reading "Battle Born," recalls that Nevada was admitted to the Union during the Civil War.
Animal : Desert bighorn sheep.
Bird : Mountain bluebird.
Fish : Lahontan cutthroat trout.
Flower : Sagebrush.
Tree : Bristlecone pine and single-leaf pinon.
Grass : Indian rice grass.
Metal : Silver.
Fossil : Ichthyosaur.
Agriculture : Cattle, hay, dairy products, potatoes.
Industry : Tourism, mining, machinery, printing and publishing, food processing, electric equipment.
Population : 2,414,807 as on 2005