Montana is a state 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 relfected in the state's name, derived from the Spanish word montaña '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... (from wikipedia)

 

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25 Largest Cities in the State of Montana

Billings Missoula Great Falls Bozeman Helena Kalispell Butte Belgrade Hamilton

Whitefish Havre Livingston Miles City Laurel Polson Stevensville Anaconda Columbia Falls

Libby Lewistown Bigfork Glendive Dillon Sidney Ronan

Counties in the State of Montana

Beaverhead Big Horn Blaine Broadwater Carbon Carter Cascade Chouteau Custer Daniels Dawson Deer Lodge Fallon Fergus Flathead Gallatin Garfield Glacier Golden Valley

Granite Hill Jefferson Judith Basin Lake Lewis And Clark Liberty Lincoln Madison Mccone Meagher Mineral Missoula Musselshell Park Petroleum Phillips Pondera Powder River

Powell Prairie Ravalli Richland Roosevelt Rosebud Sanders Sheridan Silver Bow Stillwater Sweet Grass Teton Toole Treasure Valley Wheatland Wibaux Yellowstone