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Wyoming became the 44^th state on July 10^th 1890. Wyoming is commonly known as the "Equality State", a reference to the earlier women's rights movement in the state.

Origin of state's name: The word Wyoming comes from the Indian word for "large field or prairie".

Capital city: The capital city of Wyoming is Cheyenne and the state is bordered by several other states including Idaho, Montana, Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota and Utah.

Population: The population of Wyoming is close to ½ million people based on the last census in 2000.   

Driving  

Driver's license information, applications, testing requirements, Driver's manuals and testing locations can all be found on the Wyoming Department of Transportation website under the Motor Vehicle section.

http://dot.state.wy.us/web/driver_services/index.html

Economy: The economy is primarily driven by farming of all different types including sheep, cattle and horse farming. Wheat, oats, potatoes are all grown throughout in large quantities.. The state has a plentiful supply of forest and lumbar and lumbar product supply and wide variety of industries in the state including paper production and publishing.  The state is also well known for its manufacture of heavy equipment.

State Bird: The state bird is the Western Meadow Lark who is also the state bird of Oregon, North Dakota, Nebraska, Montana and Kansas. The Meadow Lark is noted for its shyness and square tail.

State Flower: The state flower is the Indian Paint brush orcastilleja linariaefolia which has distinct red flowers.

State Song: The state song is "Wyoming" by CE. Winter

State Motto: The state motto is "Equal Rights" in reference to the early women's rights movement in the state.

Wyoming – Interesting Facts

• Wyoming was the first state to give women the right to vote, the states nickname the "Equality State".
• Wyoming is a leading producer of coal in the US and is home to the largest coal mine in the US, Black Thunder. 
• Wyoming is the most sparsely populated of all the 50 US states.
• Cody Wyoming is named after William "Buffalo Bill" Cody.
• The Wyoming state park is the famous Yellowstone Park.

Wyoming- Famous People

Many famous people were born and raised in Wyoming and many famous people call Wyoming their home today. This includes actors, athletes, authors, politicians and entertainers. These include Isabel Jewell the actress and the writer Ted Olson.