Origin of State Name : Derived from the Delaware Indian words maugh-wau-wa-ma, meaning "large plains."

Nicknames : The Equality State and The Cowboy State.

Capital : Cheyenne.

County : 23 counties

Location : 41.145N, 104.792W

Entered Union : 10 July 1890 (44th).

Song : "Wyoming."

Motto : Equal Rights.

Flag : A blue field with a white inner border and a red outer border (symbolizing, respectively, the sky, purity, and the Indians) surrounds a bison with the state seal branded on its side.

Animal : Bison.

Bird : Western meadowlark.

Flower : Indian paintbrush.

Tree : Cottonwood.

Gem : Jade.

Agriculture : Cattle, sugar beets, sheep, hay, wheat.

Industry : Mining, chemical products, lumber and wood products, printing and publishing, machinery, tourism.

Population : 509,294 as on 2005