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Nevada
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Nevada is a landlocked state in the Western United States, sometimes placed in the Mountain West and Southwestern United States, bordering Idaho to the northeast, Oregon to the northwest, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast and Utah to the east. Admitted to the Union in 1864 as the 36th state, its capital is Carson City.
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Population2025 estimate from Nevada's own Wikipedia infobox. Population Estimate Year Area (sq km) Admission YearAdmitted to the Union October 31, 1864 (36th state), per the infobox. Cross-Tradition Connections
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1. Nevada (Wikipedia)
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Capital Carson City
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Population (2025) Total 3,282,188
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Area Total 286,382 km2
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Admitted to the Union October 31, 1864 (36th)
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wgCoordinates lat 39, lon -117
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Nevada is a landlocked state in the Western United States. It is also sometimes placed in the Mountain West and Southwestern United States. 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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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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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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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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It borders Oregon to the north, and Nevada and Arizona to the east
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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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