Outline of Nevada

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Nevada:

Nevada – U.S. state in the southwestern region of the United States. Nevada is mostly desert or semiarid. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area,^[1] and about 86% of the state's land is owned by the US government, under various departments and agencies.^[2]

General reference

Names
- Common name: Nevada
  - Pronunciation: /nɨˈvædə/ ( listen)
- Official name: State of Nevada
- Abbreviations and name codes
  - Postal symbol: NV
  - ISO 3166-2 code: US-NV
  - Internet second-level domain: .nv.us
- Nicknames
  - Battle Born State (refers to the fact that Nevada joined the Union during the Civil War)
  - Sagebrush State
  - Silver State (currently used on license plates)
Adjectival: Nevada
Demonyms
- Nevadan
- Nevadian

Geography of Nevada

Main article: Geography of Nevada

Nevada is: a U.S. state, a federal state of the United States of America
Location
- Northern hemisphere
- Western hemisphere
  - Americas
    - North America
      - Anglo America
      - Northern America
        
        United States of America
        
        Contiguous United States
        
        Western United States
        
        Mountain West United States
        
        Southwestern United States
Population of Nevada: 2,700,551 (2010 U.S. Census^[3])
Area of Nevada:
Atlas of Nevada

Places in Nevada

Environment of Nevada

Main article: Environment of Nevada

Climate of Nevada
Superfund sites in Nevada
Wildlife of Nevada
- Fauna of Nevada
  - Birds of Nevada

Natural geographic features of Nevada

Regions of Nevada

Administrative divisions of Nevada

The 16 counties of the state of Nevada
- Municipalities in Nevada
  - Cities in Nevada
    - State capital of Nevada: Carson City
    - Largest city in Nevada: Las Vegas (28th most populous city in the United States)
    - City nicknames in Nevada

Demography of Nevada

Main article: Demographics of Nevada

Government and politics of Nevada

Main article: Government of Nevada and Politics of Nevada

Political party strength in Nevada

Law and order in Nevada

Law of Nevada

Capital punishment in Nevada
- Individuals executed in Nevada
Constitution of Nevada
Crime in Nevada
Gun laws in Nevada
Law enforcement in Nevada
- Law enforcement agencies in Nevada
  - Nevada Highway Patrol
Same-sex marriage in Nevada

Military in Nevada

History of Nevada

History of Nevada, by period

Prehistory of Nevada
Indigenous peoples
- Paiute
  - Wovoka
    - Ghost Dance
- Washo
Spanish colony of Alta California, 1804–1821
- Adams-Onis Treaty of 1819
Mexican War of Independence, September 16, 1810 – August 24, 1821
- Treaty of Córdoba, August 24, 1821
Mexican territory of Alta California, 1821–1848
- California Trail, 1841–1869
Mexican-American War, April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848
- Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, February 2, 1848
Unorganized territory of the United States, 1848–1850
- State of Deseret (extralegal), 1849–1850
- Compromise of 1850
Territory of Utah east of California border from 37th parallel north to 42nd parallel north, (1850–1866)-1896
- Comstock Lode, 1858–1878
- Paiute War, 1860
- Pony Express, 1860–1861
- American Civil War, April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865
  - Nevada in the American Civil War
- First Transcontinental Telegraph completed 1861
Territory of New Mexico south of 37th parallel north, (1850–1863)-1912
Territory of Nevada between California border and 39th meridian west from Washington from 37th parallel north to 42nd parallel north, 1861–1864
- Nevada in the American Civil War, 1861–1865
Territory of Arizona south of 37th parallel north, (1863–1867)-1912
State of Nevada becomes 36th State admitted to the United States of America on October 31, 1864
- Utah annexation, 1866
- Arizona annexation, 1867
- First Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869
- Hoover Dam completed 1936
- Great Basin National Park established on October 27, 1986
- Death Valley National Park designated on October 31, 1994

History of Nevada, by region

By city

History of Nevada, by subject

Territorial evolution of Nevada

Culture of Nevada

The Arts in Nevada

Music of Nevada

Sports in Nevada

Main article: Sports in Nevada

Economy and infrastructure of Nevada

Main article: Economy of Nevada

Communications in Nevada
Health care in Nevada
- Hospitals in Nevada
Transportation in Nevada
- Airports in Nevada

Education in Nevada

Main article: Education in Nevada

Schools in Nevada
- School districts in Nevada
  - High schools in Nevada
- Colleges and universities in Nevada
  - University of Nevada
  - Nevada State University

References

^ "Table 2. Annual Estimates of the Population of Combined Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2009 (CBSA-EST2009-02)" (CSV). 2009 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. March 23, 2010. http://www.census.gov/popest/metro/tables/2009/CBSA-EST2009-02.csv. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
^ "Federal Land Acres in Nevada". US Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management. Archived from the original on September 30, 2006. http://web.archive.org/web/20060930112237/http://www.nv.blm.gov/landsales/LandFedAcresAgency.pdf. Retrieved May 7, 2009.
^ "U.S. Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts Nevada". http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/32000.html.

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Nevada

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State of Nevada

Carson City (capital)

Topics	Delegations Geography Government History People Transportation Visitor attractions

Society	Crime Demographics Economy Education Politics

Regions	Black Rock Desert Eagle Valley Great Basin Lake Mead Lake Tahoe Las Vegas Valley Mojave Desert Pahranagat Valley Sierra Nevada

Metro areas	Las Vegas-Paradise Reno-Sparks Carson City

Counties	Churchill Clark Douglas Elko Esmeralda Eureka Humboldt Lander Lincoln Lyon Mineral Nye Pershing Storey Washoe White Pine

Cities and communities	Alamo Amargosa Valley Austin Baker Battle Mountain Beatty Boulder City Caliente Carlin Carson City Elko Ely Enterprise Eureka Fallon Fernley Gardnerville Ranchos Gerlach Goldfield Hawthorne Henderson Incline Village Las Vegas Laughlin Lovelock Mesquite Minden North Las Vegas Pahrump Paradise Pioche Primm Rachel Reno Spanish Springs Sparks Spring Creek Spring Valley Stateline Summerlin South Sun Valley Sunrise Manor Tonopah Virginia City West Wendover Winnemucca Whitney Winchester Yerington

Former counties	Bullfrog Ormsby Roop

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