| Capital
City: |
Boise |
|
| Nickname: |
Gem State |
| Motto: |
Esto perpetua
(Let it be perpetual) |
| Statehood: |
July 3, 1890 (43th) |
| Origin
of State's Name: |
A derivation of
an Indian phrase "E Dah Hoe (How)" supposedly meaning
"gem of the mountains" |
| Largest
City: |
Boise |
| Border
States: |
Montana, Nevada,
Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming |
| Land
Area: |
82,751 sq. mi.,
11th largest |
| State
Bird: |
Mountain
Bluebird |
| State
Flower: |
Syringa - Mock
Orange (philadelphus lewisii) |
| State
Tree: |
White Pine (Pinus
Monticola pinaceae) |
| State
Song: |
Here We Have
Idaho |
| E-mail
your Congressperson: |
U.S. House: 110th
Congress
U.S. Senate: 110th
Congress
Or look up your Congressperson in the Congressional
Directory database! |
