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| | | NEVADA: The Silver State
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| State Home Page: | | http://www.state.nv.us | | Capital: | | Carson City | | Year Admitted to Union: | | 1864 - 36th | | Population: | | 2,414,807 (2005) |
| Density: | | 18.2 persons per sq. mi. (43rd) | | Per Capita Income: | | $31,487 (16th) | | Land Area: | | 110,561 sq mi (7th) | | Percent of Land Federally Owned: | | 82.9 | | Governor: | | Jim Gibbons |
| Lottery start-up year: | | N/A | |
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| | Ethnicity | | White persons: | | 1,980,142 (82%) |
| Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin: | | 567,479 (23.5%) |
| African-American or Black persons: | | 185,940 (7.7%) |
| American Indian & Alaska Native persons: | | 33,807 (1.4%) |
| Asian, Pacific Islander & Native Hawaiian persons: | | 149,718 (6.2%) |
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| | Legislature | | Seats in House: | | 42 | | Seats in Senate: | | 21 | | Number of Constitutions: | | 1 | | Effective Date of Present Constitution: | |
Oct. 31, 1864 | | U.S. Congressional Representatives: | | 3 | | Curious Facts:
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During the Cold War, the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission chose a Nevada site to test nuclear weapons. Las Vegas has more hotel rooms than any other place on earth. |
| | | Nevada is the driest state
in the nation with an average annual rainfall of only about 7 inches.
The wettest part of state receives about 40 inches of precipitation
per year, while the driest spot has less than four inches per year. | | | | Nevada is the gambling and entertainment capital of the United States, but does not have a state lottery. | |
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