Wyoming
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| Official language(s) | English | ||||||||||
| Capital | Cheyenne | ||||||||||
| Largest city | Cheyenne | ||||||||||
| Area | Ranked 10th | ||||||||||
| - Total | 97,818 sq mi (253,348 km²) |
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| - Width | 280 miles (450 km) | ||||||||||
| - Length | 360 miles (580 km) | ||||||||||
| - % water | 0.7 | ||||||||||
| - Latitude | 41°N to 45°N | ||||||||||
| - Longitude | 104°3'W to 111°3'W | ||||||||||
| Number of people | Ranked 50th | ||||||||||
| - Total (2000) | 493,782 | ||||||||||
| - Density | 5.1/sq mi 1.96/km² (49th) |
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| Height above sea level | |||||||||||
| - Highest point | Gannett Peak[1] 13,804 ft (4,210 m) |
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| - Average | 6,700 ft (2,044 m) | ||||||||||
| - Lowest point | Belle Fourche River[1] 3,099 ft (945 m) |
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| Became part of the U.S. | July 10, 1890 (44th) | ||||||||||
| Governor | Dave Freudenthal (D) | ||||||||||
| U.S. Senators | John Barrasso (R) Mike Enzi (R) |
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| Time zone | Mountain: UTC-7/-6 | ||||||||||
| Abbreviations | WY US-WY | ||||||||||
| Web site | wyoming.gov | ||||||||||
Wyoming is a state in the western United States. Most of the state is in the Rocky Mountains, a large mountain range in the United States. Wyoming is the least crowded state in the U.S., and it has 509,294 people. Its capital and biggest city is Cheyenne.
Wyoming is know for many things including Yellowstone National Park, Cowboys, the Teton Mountains and coal.
[change] Famous People from Wyoming
- Vice President Dick Cheney
[change] Cities and Towns in Wyoming
- Afton
- Baggs
- Basin
- Big Piney
- Buffalo
- Burlington
- Byron
- Casper
- Cheyenne
- Clark
- Clearmont
- Cody
- Cokeville
- Cowley
- Crowheart
- Dayton
- Deaver
- Douglas
- Dubois
- Emblem
- Encampment
- Evanston
- Farson
- Frannie
- Garland
- Green River
- Greybull
- Hanna
- Harriman
- Hot Springs
- Hudson
- Hyattville
- Jackson
- Jackson Hole
- Kemerer
- Kirby
- La Barge
- Lance Creek
- Lander
- Laramie
- Lovell
- Lusk
- Lyman
- Manderson
- Meeteetse
- Otto
- Pine Bluffs
- Pinedale
- Powell
- Ralston
- Rawlins
- Recluse
- Riverside
- Riverton
- Rock Springs
- Saratoga
- Shell
- Sheridan
- Shoshoni
- Story
- Sundance
- Ten Sleep
- Thermopolis
- Wapiti
- Wheatland
- Worland
- Wright
[change] References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Elevations and Distances in the United States. U.S Geological Survey (29 April 2005). Retrieved on 9 November 2006.
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| Hypothetical states | 51st state |
