Idaho is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Montana and Wyoming to the east, Nevada and Utah to the south, and Washington and Oregon to the west. The state's capital and largest city is Boise. With …
Idaho is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Montana and Wyoming to the east, Nevada and Utah to the south, and Washington and Oregon to the west. The state's capital and largest city is Boise. With an area of 83,570 square miles, Idaho is the 14th largest state by land area, but with a population of approximately 1.8 million, it ranks as the 13th least populous and the 6th least densely populated of the 50 U.S. states.
Admitted to the Union: July 3, 1890 (43rd)
Elevation: 5,000 ft (1,520 m)
Country: United States
Before statehood: Oregon Territory, Washington Territory, Idaho Territory
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