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Utah

State

Utah is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States, one of the Four Corners states sharing a border with Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico, and also bordering Wyoming, Idaho and Nevada. Admitted to the Union in 1896 as the 45th state, its capital is Salt Lake City. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Capital
Salt Lake City 1
Population
3,538,904 1
2025 estimate from Utah's own Wikipedia infobox.
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Area (sq km)
219,887 1
Admission Year
1896 1
Admitted to the Union January 4, 1896 (45th state), per the infobox.
Latitude
39 degrees north 1
Longitude
111 degrees west 1
Connections

Adjacent To

Source Arizona (Wikipedia)
Source Colorado (Wikipedia)
Source Idaho (Wikipedia)
Source Nevada (Wikipedia)
Source Utah (Wikipedia)

Associated With

Salt Lake City, Cities

Salt Lake City is in the U.S. state of Utah.

Source Salt Lake City (Wikipedia)
United States, Countries

Utah is a state of the United States.

Source Utah (Wikipedia)

Has Capital

Salt Lake City, Cities

Salt Lake City is the capital of Utah.

Source Salt Lake City (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Utah (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, capital
    Capital Salt Lake City
  • Infobox, population
    Population (2025) Total 3,538,904
  • Infobox, area
    Area Total 219,887 km2
  • Infobox, admitted to the union
    Admitted to the Union January 4, 1896 (45th)
  • Page header, coordinates
    wgCoordinates lat 39, lon -111
  • Introduction
    Utah is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is one of the Four Corners states, sharing a border with Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. It also borders Wyoming to the northeast, Idaho to the north, and Nevada to the west.
  • Adjacent To: Wyoming, Lead section, borders Wyoming
    It is one of the Four Corners states, sharing a border with Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. It also borders Wyoming to the northeast, Idaho to the north, and Nevada to the west.
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Arizona (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAdjacent To: Arizona, Lead section, borders Utah
Quote, Adjacent To: Arizona, Lead section, borders Utah
sharing the Four Corners region with Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. It also borders Nevada to the northwest and California to the west, and shares an international border with the Mexican states of Sonora and Baja California to the south and southwest.
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Colorado (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAdjacent To: Colorado, Lead section, borders Utah
Quote, Adjacent To: Colorado, Lead section, borders Utah
It is part of the Southwestern United States, sharing the Four Corners region with Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. It is also bordered by Wyoming to the north, Nebraska to the northeast, Kansas to the east, and Oklahoma to the southeast.
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Idaho (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAdjacent To: Idaho, Lead section, borders Utah
Quote, Adjacent To: Idaho, Lead section, borders Utah
It borders Montana and Wyoming to the east, Nevada and Utah to the south, and Washington and Oregon to the west
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Nevada (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAdjacent To: Nevada, Lead section, borders Utah
Quote, Adjacent To: Nevada, Lead section, borders Utah
It borders Idaho to the northeast, Oregon to the northwest, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east.
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