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Overview

Nevada is a state in the western

Western United States

.The Western United States, commonly referred to as the American West or simply "the West," traditionally refers to the region comprising the westernmost states of the United States. Because the U.S. expanded westward after its founding, the meaning of the West has evolved over time...

, mountain west

Mountain States

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Southwestern United States

The Southwestern United States is a region defined in different ways by different sources. Broad definitions include nearly a quarter of the United States, including Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas and Utah...

regions of the United States. With an area of 110561 square miles (286,351.7 km²) and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its three largest incorporated cities. Nevada's capital is Carson City

Carson City, Nevada

The Consolidated Municipality of Carson City is the capital of the state of Nevada. The words Consolidated Municipality refer to a series of changes in 1969 which abolished Ormsby County and merged all the settlements contained within its borders into Carson City. Since that time Carson City has...

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Nevada is largely desert and semiarid, with much of it located within the Great Basin

Great Basin

The Great Basin is the largest area of contiguous endorheic watersheds in North America and is noted for its arid conditions and Basin and Range topography that varies from the North American low point at Badwater Basin to the highest point of the contiguous United States, less than away at the...

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Unanswered Questions

Do nevada residents pay indivisual income taxes?

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Timeline

1848 Mexican-American War: Mexico ratifies the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo thus ending the war and ceding California, Nevada, Utah and parts of four other modern-day U.S. states to the United States for $15 million USD.

1864 Nevada is admitted as the 36th U.S. state.

1924 Capital punishment: The first state execution in the United States by gas chamber takes place in Nevada.

1931 Gambling is legalized in Nevada.

1935 The Hoover Dam, astride the border between the U.S. states of Arizona and Nevada, is dedicated.

1947 In Nevada, the Boulder Dam is renamed Hoover Dam a second time.

1951 Operation Buster-Jangle: 6,500 American soldiers are exposed to 'Desert Rock' atomic explosions for training purposes in Nevada. Participation is not voluntary.

1983 Richard Noble sets a new land speed record of 633.468 mph (1,019 km/h), driving Thrust 2 at the Black Rock Desert of Nevada.

1998 Two white separatists are arrested in Nevada and accused of plotting a biological attack on New York City subways.

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