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  1. Year of Admission: 1890
  2. Order of Admission: 43rd
  3. Date of Current State Constitution: 1890
  4. Capital: Boise
  5. Population: 1,210,000 (1997)
  6. Land Area: 82,751 sq. mi.
  7. Population Density: 14.1 people per sq. mi.
  8. Nickname: Gem State
  9. Motto: Esto Perpetua (It is perpetual.)
  10. Government Configuration: Bicameral legislature
  11.       Houses: 2
  12.       Number of State Senators: 35
  13.       Number of State Representatives: 70
  14. Number of Representatives In U.S. Congress: 2
  15. Main Industries: Agriculture, manufacturing, lumber, mining, electronics, tourism
  16. Major Natural Resources: fertile soil, silver, copper, lead, zinc, phosphate rock, molybdenum, water, dense forests