MTMontana
Big Sky Country · Capital: Helena · West (Mountain)
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Capital
Helena
Largest city
Billings
Population
1–5 million
Area rank
#4 of 50
Admitted
1889
Time zone
Mountain Time
Region
West
Letters
7
Bordering states: Idaho, Wyoming, South Dakota, North Dakota.
4 fun facts about Montana
- Montana has three times more cattle than people.
- The state contains Glacier National Park, where 26 glaciers remain (down from 150 in 1850).
- Northeastern Montana has the only Indian reservation that issues its own passports (the Blackfeet Nation).
- Some Montana counties are larger than the entire state of Connecticut.
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