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- Year of Admission: 1889
- Order of Admission: 41st
- Date of Current State Constitution: 1973
- Capital: Helena
- Population: 879,000 (1995)
- Land Area: 145,556 sq. mi.
- Population Density: 6.0 people per sq. mi.
- Nickname: Treasure State
- Motto: Oro Y Platt (Gold and Silver)
- Government Configuration: Bicameral
- Houses: 2
- Number of State Senators: 50
- Number of State Representatives: 100
- Number of Representatives In U.S. Congress: 1
- Main Industries: Agriculture, timber, mining, tourism, oil and gas
- Major Natural Resources: coal, petroleum, natural gas, copper, gold, lead, platinum, silver, zinc