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Facts 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