<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> State of Nevada </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Flag </Td> <Td> Seal </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Nickname (s): Silver State (official); Sagebrush State; Battle Born State </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Motto (s): All for Our Country </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Official language </Th> <Td> De jure: None De facto: English </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Demonym </Th> <Td> Nevadan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Capital </Th> <Td> Carson City </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Largest city </Th> <Td> Las Vegas </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Largest metro </Th> <Td> Las Vegas--Paradise, NV MSA (Clark County) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Area </Th> <Td> Ranked 7th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Td> 110,577 sq mi (286,382 km) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Width </Th> <Td> 322 miles (519 km) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Length </Th> <Td> 492 miles (787 km) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th>% water </Th> <Td> 0.72 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Latitude </Th> <Td> 35 ° N to 42 ° N </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Longitude </Th> <Td> 114 ° 2 ′ W to 120 ° W </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Population </Th> <Td> Ranked 34th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Td> 2,940,058 (2016 est .) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Density </Th> <Td> 26.8 / sq mi (10.3 / km) Ranked 42nd </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Median household income </Th> <Td> $52,008 (34th) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Elevation </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Highest point </Th> <Td> Boundary Peak 13,147 ft (4007.1 m) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mean </Th> <Td> 5,500 ft (1680 m) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Lowest point </Th> <Td> Colorado River at California border 481 ft (147 m) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Before statehood </Th> <Td> Nevada Territory, Utah Territory, New Mexico Territory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Admission to Union </Th> <Td> October 31, 1864 (36th) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Governor </Th> <Td> Brian Sandoval (R) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Lieutenant Governor </Th> <Td> Mark Hutchison (R) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Legislature </Th> <Td> Nevada Legislature </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Upper house </Th> <Td> Senate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Lower house </Th> <Td> Assembly </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> U.S. Senators </Th> <Td> Dean Heller (R) Catherine Cortez Masto (D) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> U.S. House delegation </Th> <Td> 1: Dina Titus (D) 2: Mark Amodei (R) 3: Jacky Rosen (D) 4: Ruben Kihuen (D) (list) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Time zones </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> state </Th> <Td> Pacific: UTC − 8 / − 7 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> West Wendover </Th> <Td> Mountain: UTC − 7 / − 6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> ISO 3166 </Th> <Td> US - NV </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Abbreviations </Th> <Td> NV, Nev . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.nv.gov </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> State of Nevada </Th> </Tr>

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