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  1. Year of Admission: 1890
  2. Order of Admission: 44th
  3. Date of Current State Constitution: 1890
  4. Capital: Cheyenne
  5. Population: 480,000 (1997)
  6. Land Area: 97,105 sq. mi.
  7. Population Density: 4.9 people per sq. mi.
  8. Nickname: Equality State
  9. Motto: Equal Rights
  10. Government Configuration: Bicameral
  11.       Houses: 2
  12.       Number of State Senators: 30
  13.       Number of State Representatives: 60
  14. Number of Representatives In U.S. Congress: 1
  15. Main Industries: Mineral extraction, oil, natural gas, tourism and recreation, agriculture
  16. Major Natural Resources: bentonite clay, coal, petroleum, sodium carbonate, uranium, forests, grazing land