Portal:Wyoming/State facts

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• Nickname: Equality State, Cowboy State
• Capital city: Cheyenne
• Largest city: Cheyenne
• Governor: Dave Freudenthal (D)
• Total area: 97,818 sq mi
• Population (2000 census): 493,782
• Date admitted to the Union: July 10, 1890
• Form of Government: Wyoming#Law_and_government
• Senators: Mike Enzi (R), John Barrasso (R)
• Representatives: Barbara Cubin (R)

State symbols:

• Animal: Bison
• Bird: Western Meadowlark
• Fish: Cutthroat Trout
• Reptile: Horned Toad
• Flower: Indian Paintbrush
• Tree: Plains Cottonwood
• Grass: Western Wheatgrass
• Soil: Forkwood
• Dinosaur Triceratops
• Fossil: Knightia
• Gemstone: Jade
• Mythical Creature: Jackalope
• Motto: Equal rights
• Song: Wyoming