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Wyoming - Introduction
Area
97,818 square miles. 10th largest state of the USA.
Furthest North to Furthest South
275 miles.
Furthest East to Furthest West
365 miles.
Population Density
5 per square mile.
Licence Plate
Background: White mountain range with a light blue sky.
Image: Cowboy on a bucking bronco.
Text: "Wyoming".
State Highway Marker Shield Design
Background: A rust-brown square with a thin black border.
Image: A small version of the cowboy on a bucking bronco appears at the bottom, under the road number.
Text: The word "Wyoming" appears above the road number.
Derivation of Name
From the Wyoming Valley of northeastern Pennsylvania, the name of which is an anglicised form of a Delaware Indian word meaning "place of the big plain".
Nicknames
The Equality State (Wyoming was the first state to introduce votes for women).
The Cowboy State.
Climate
Cheyenne: January high 38F, July high 84F.
Jackson: January high 27F, July high 82F.
Official State Tourism Office
Tel (US): 1-800-225-5996
Checked Jan-99.
Checked May-00.
Highway Conditions
Tel (US): 1-888-996-ROAD (1-888-996-ROAD) (from within Wyoming only) or 1-307-635-9966 or 1-307-777-4437 or 1-307-772-0824 (from outside Wyoming only).
Departments of Transportation etc for each US state and Canadian province
State Parks
Official site. Checked Mar-99.
Sales Tax
4%. Additional local sales taxes may apply in some areas.
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