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Population: 1,530,108 (1995)
Capital: Carson City, Population 51,860 (1999)
Nickname: Silver State, Sagebrush State, Battle Born State
Year of Admission: October 31, 1864
Order of Admission: 36

Area: 110,567 sq miles (286,368 sq kilometers) (the 7th biggest state).
Location: Nevada is situated on the West of United States
Borders: Oregon & Idaho on the North, Utah on the East, Arizona on the South & California on the West
Climate:
Nevada has an arid climate and receives the least precipitation of all the states. Skies are clear, sunshine is abundant, and relative humidity is low. There are wide ranges of temperature between day and night. The climate pattern, however, is complicated by differences in elevation. Mountainous areas are far damper and cooler than low-lying areas. Mean annual temperatures vary greatly within Nevada because of the comparatively long distance from north to south within the state. In the south, summers are extremely hot and winters are short and mild. In the northeast, winters are long and cold and summers short and hot. Most of the precipitation comes in winter, and in the mountains much of it is snow. Summer rainfall is generally slight. However, heavy thunderstorms occasionally occur, bringing cloudbursts that in a few minutes drench an area with as much rain as would normally fall over a period of several months. The scarcity of precipitation in Nevada is due largly to the state's location on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada, which is a barrier to moisture-laden air. Nevada is said to lie in the rain shadow of the Sierra Nevada. As eastward-moving air rises against the Sierra Nevada, most of its moisture is condensed and falls on the western slopes. Major storms will cross the Sierra, however, and some summer storms come from the Gulf of California up the east side of the Sierra. They occasionally produce large rainfalls.
Elevation extremes:
Lowest point: Colorado River - 479 feet (146 m)
Highest point: Boundry Peak - 13,140 feet (4,005 m)
Land Area:
 109,806 sq miles
Water area:
 761 sq miles


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