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State:	Montana
Abbreviation:	MT
Capital:	Helena
Largest City:	Billings
Population:	902195
Land-Square Miles:	145,556
Land-Square Miles Rank:	4
Highest Point:	Granite Peak, 12,799 ft.
Governor of Montana:	Brian Schweitzer
Political Party:	Democrat
Seat Up:	2008
Entered Union:	November 8, 1889
State Number:	41st
State Motto:	Gold and Silver (Oro y plata)
State Nickname:	Treasure State
State Flower:	Bitterroot
StateFlower2:	Lewisia rediviva
State Bird:	Western Meadowlark
State Song:	Montana
Sports Team:	None
Origin Of The State Name:	Chosen from Latin dictionary by J. M. Ashley; it is a Latinized Spanish word meaning "mountainous"
Major Industries:	Wheat, Barley, Rye, Oats, Flaxseed, Sugar Beets, Potatoes, Sheep and Cattle Raising
Historical Sites:	Custer Battlefield National Monument in Hardin, Museum of the Plains Indians in Browning, Fort Union Trading Post, and Grant-Kohr's Ranch National Historic Sites
Points Of Interest:	Glacier National Park on the Continental Divide and Yellowstone National Park
Bordering States:	North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, and Idaho