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- Year of Admission: 1896
- Order of Admission: 45th
- Date of Current State Constitution: 1896
- Capital: Salt Lake City
- Population: 2,059,000 (1997)
- Land Area: 82,168 sq. mi.
- Population Density: 23.7 people per sq. mi.
- Nickname: Beehive State
- Motto: Industry
- Government Configuration: Bicameral
- Houses: 2
- Number of State Senators: 29
- Number of State Representatives: 75
- Number of Representatives In U.S. Congress: 3
- Main Industries: Trade, manufacturing, government, transportation, utilities
- Major Natural Resources: coal, natural gas, petroleum, uranium, gold, silver, copper, magnesium