| Date Admitted: | July 3, 1890 |
| State Capital: | Boise |
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| Admission to U.S.: | Forty-third State |
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| Flag Adopted: | 1907 |
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| Area: | 83,574 square miles |
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| Highest Point: | Borah Peak - 12,662 feet (3,859 m) above sea level |
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| Lowest Point : | Snake River at Lewiston - 770 feet (235 m) above sea level |
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| State Motto: | "Let It Be Perpetual," or "May It Endure Forever" |
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| Nickname: | The Gem State |
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| State Song: | "Here We Have Idaho" |
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| State Flower: | Syringa |
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| State Tree: | Western White Pine |
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| State Bird: | Mountain Bluebird |
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| State Fish: | Cutthroat trout |
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| State Insect: | Monarch butterfly |
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| State Fossils: | Hagerman horse fossil |
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