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Nevada. Kadri Raudsepp Ats Aim Sigrid Hüüdma Saaremaa Ühisgümnaasium. Location and Population. West and southwest 110,562 sq miles Population: 2.7 million Bordering states: California, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, and Arizona. Cities. Capital: Carson City Largest city: Las Vegas ( 567,641 )
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Nevada Kadri Raudsepp Ats Aim Sigrid Hüüdma Saaremaa Ühisgümnaasium
Location and Population • West and southwest • 110,562 sq miles • Population: 2.7 million • Bordering states: California, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, and Arizona
Cities • Capital: Carson City • Largest city: Las Vegas (567,641) • Largest metro area: Las Vegas metropolitan area
Symbols • Motto: All for Our Country • Flower: Sagebrush • Bird: Mountain Bluebird • Song: Home Means Nevada
Historical Sites • Las Vegas Mormon Fort • Stokes Castle in Austin • Pony Express Station in Elko
Points of Interest • Hoover Dam • Pyramid Lake • Lake Tahoe • Lehman Caves • Las Vegas
Las Vegas • Population: 1,902,834 • Gambling capital, Sin City • Las Vegas Strip • 300 sunny days per year
Sources • Drexel, College of Information Science and Technology, Nevada. URL=http://www.ipl.org/div/stateknow/nv1.html. January 31, 2011. • Wikipedia, Las Vegas. URL=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Vegas. January 31, 2011. • Wikipedia, Nevada. URL=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevada. January 31, 2011.