Idaho is a state in the Northwestern United States. The state's capital and largest city is Boise. Inhabitants are referred to as "Idahoans". The state was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state.
Idaho is a mostly mountainous state, and is the 14th largest state by land area, with an area larger compared to all of New England. It is landlocked, bounded by the states of Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Utah, Montana, Wyoming and the Canadian province of British Columbia. However, the network of dams and locks on the Columbia River and Snake River make the city of Lewiston the farthest inland seaport on the west coast of the continental USA.
Based on the United States Census 2010, the state of Idaho had a population of 1,567,582. The state's nickname is the Gem State, as nearly every known gemstone has been located there. Moreover, Idaho is among just two places within the globe where star garnets could be found (the other is the Himalaya Mountains, within Pakistan and India), and is the only place six-pointed star garnets have been found. Moreover Idaho occasionally called the Potato State due to its well-known crop. The state motto is Esto Perpetua, which is Latin "Let it be forever."
During the year 2004, the gross state product was $43.6 billion. In this year, the per capita income was $26,881. Idaho's economy is dependent on agriculture, with one-third of the potatoes grown within the country. All three varieties of Dark Northern Spring, Wheat, Hard Red and Soft White are grown within the state. Considered a premier Soft White growing locale is Nez Perce County.
The main industries which are operating in Idaho are machinery, food processing, lumber and wood products, chemical products, paper products, silver and other mining, tourism and electronics manufacturing. Situated within Gooding, Idaho; is the globe's biggest factory for barrel cheese, the raw product for processed cheese. It has a capacity of 120,000 metric tons a year of barrel cheese and belongs to the Glanbia group. The Idaho National Laboratory or INL, is a government lab utilized for nuclear energy research, is also an essential part of the economy of eastern Idaho. The state of Idaho likewise is home to three facilities of Anheuser-Busch which provide a large part of the malt for breweries situated across the country.
There are many locals industries vital to Idaho, like for instance outdoor recreation. Outdoor recreation can range from wintertime snowmobiling, downhill and cross-country skiing, to the Lewistown retirement community based upon the mild wintertimes, dry year-round type of weather and a very low median wind velocities. Additionally, the several rivers provide locales for different activities. Other examples would be ATK Corporation, which operates three ammunition components and ammunition plants in Lewiston. Two are sporting and one is defense contract. The Lewis-Clark Valley has an additional independent ammunition components manufacturer and the Chipmunk rifle factory. Four of the world's six welded aluminum jet boat manufacturers are within the Lewiston-Clarkston, WA valley.