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Montana
Montana is a state in the Western United States. The western one-third of the state has
numerous mountain ranges (approximately 77 named) of the northern Rocky
Mountains; thus the state's name, derived from the Spanish word montaƱa
'mountain.' The state nickname is the "Treasure State." Other nicknames include
"Land of Shining Mountains", "Big Sky Country", and the slogan "the last best
place". The state ranks fourth in area, but 44th in population, and therefore
has the third lowest population density in the United States. The economy is
primarily based on agriculture and significant lumber and mineral
extraction.[citation needed] Tourism is also important to the economy, with
millions of visitors a year to Glacier National Park, the Battle of Little
Bighorn site, and three of the five entrances to Yellowstone National Park.
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