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The Teton Range is a rugged 40-mile-long mountain front towering some 6,000 feet above the valley floor. The area is arguably the center of American alpinism.
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Wyoming Information and History

Ninth largest state in area, Wyoming ranks 50th in population. Oil, natural gas, coal, and uranium are plentiful. In 1869 this frontier territory pioneered women's suffrage in the U.S. In 1924 Wyoming became the first state to elect a woman governor. Yellowstone, the first national park in the U.S., was established in 1872. Today neighboring Grand Teton National Park's alpine peaks also attract more than four million visitors annually.

ECONOMY

Industry: mining, generation of electricity, chemicals, tourism.
Agriculture: cattle, sugar beets, sheep, hay, wheat.

Text source: National Geographic Atlas of the World, Eighth Edition, 2004
Wyoming Flag and Fast Facts
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Area
253,336 square kilometers
(97,814 square miles)
Population
501,242
Capital
Cheyenne; 53,658
Per Capita Income
U.S. $30,494
Date Statehood Achieved
July 10, 1890
Wyoming Features
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