Montana

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Montana is a large, sparsely populated U.S. state in the northern Rocky Mountains known for its expansive wilderness, national parks like Glacier, and wide-open "Big Sky" landscapes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. state
federated state
areaRankInUS 4
borderedBy Canada
Idaho
North Dakota
South Dakota
Wyoming
bordersCanadianProvince Alberta
British Columbia
Saskatchewan
bordersCountry Canada
capital Helena
country United States of America
demonym Montanan
economySector agriculture
mining
tourism
hasMajorRiver Clark Fork River and Bitterroot River
surface form: Clark Fork River

Missouri River
Yellowstone River
hasMountainRange Absaroka Range
Bitterroot Range
Rocky Mountains
hasNationalPark Glacier National Park
Yellowstone National Park
surface form: Yellowstone National Park (partial)
hasProtectedArea Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex
ISOCode US-MT
knownFor Big Sky landscapes
expansive wilderness
mining history
outdoor recreation
ranching
largestCity Billings
legislature Montana State Legislature
locatedIn Rocky Mountains
surface form: Northern Rocky Mountains

Pacific Northwest
surface form: Northwestern United States
lowerHouse Montana House of Representatives
motto Oro y Plata
mottoLanguage Spanish
nickname Big Sky Country
Treasure State
officialLanguageStatus English (de facto)
populationDensity sparsely populated
postalAbbreviation MT
region Rocky Mountains
surface form: Rocky Mountain region
timeZone Mountain Time Zone
unionAdmissionDate 1889-11-08
unionAdmissionOrder 41st state
upperHouse Montana Senate

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Idaho borderedBy Montana
North Dakota borderedBy Montana
Saskatchewan borderedBy Montana
Wyoming borderedBy Montana
British Columbia borders Montana
South Dakota bordersState Montana
BC bordersUSState Montana
subject surface form: British Columbia
Helena capitalOf Montana
I-15 connectsRegion Montana
subject surface form: Interstate 15
Mountain States contains Montana
CA9 coversState Montana
Kootenay River flowsThrough Montana
Missouri River flowsThrough Montana
Alberta hasBorderWith Montana
Crow historicalRange Montana
Billings isCulturalHubOf Montana
Billings isEconomicHubOf Montana
Billings isLargestCityIn Montana
Billings isLargestCityOf Montana
Helena isSeatOfGovernment Montana
Helena isStateCapitalOf Montana
this entity surface form: State of Montana
Billings locatedIn Montana
Helena locatedIn Montana
Wyoming locatedIn Montana
subject surface form: Yellowstone National Park
this entity surface form: Montana Territory
Nez Perce War location Montana
this entity surface form: Montana Territory
Pacific dogwood nativeTo Montana
Cape Air operatingRegion Montana
Empire Builder passesThrough Montana