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Montana is in the Western
United States. The western
third of the state contains
numerous mountain ranges;
other 'island' ranges are
found in the central third
of the state, for a total of
77 named ranges of the Rocky
Mountains. This geographic
and geographical fact is
reflected in the state's
name, derived from the
Spanish word montaņa
'mountain', from Latin. The
state nickname is the
"Treasure State." Other
nicknames include "Land of
Shining Mountains," "Big Sky
Country," and the slogan
"The Last Best Place." The
state ranks fourth in area,
but 44th in population, and
therefore has the third
lowest population density in
the United States. The
economy is primarily based
on ranching and wheat
farming in the east, lumber
and tourism in the west, oil
and coal in the east, and
hard rock mining in the
west. Millions of tourists
annually visit Glacier
National Park, the Battle of
Little Bighorn site, and
three of the five entrances
to Yellowstone National Park.
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