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Introduction Location : 46.596N, 112.020W
Origin of State Name : Derived from the Latin word meaning "mountainous." Nickname: The Treasure State.
Capital : Helena.
County : 56 counties
Entered Union : 8 November 1889 (41st).
Song : "Montana."
Ballad : "Montana Melody."
Motto : Oro y Plata (Gold and silver).
Flag : A blue field, fringed in gold on the top and bottom borders, surround the state coat of arms, with "Montana" in gold letters above the coat of arms.
Animal : Grizzly bear.
Bird : Western meadowlark.
Fish : Black-spotted (cutthroat) trout.
Flower : Bitterroot.
Tree : Ponderosa pine.
Grass : Bluebunch wheatgrass.
Gems : Yogo sapphire; Montana agate.
Fossil : Duck-billed dinosaur.
Population : 935,670 as on 2005
Agriculture : Cattle, wheat, barley, sugar beets, hay, hogs.
Industry : Mining, lumber and wood products, food processing, tourism.