De jure: None De facto: English (English language) AreaRank = 7th TotalAreaUS = 110,567 TotalArea = 286,367 LandAreaUS = 109,806 LandArea = 284,396 Weather= Top 102 Low 54 LandRank = 7th WaterAreaUS = 761 WaterArea = 1,971 PCWater = PopRank = 35th 2000Pop = 2,643,085 (2009 est.) 1,998,257 (2000) DensityRank = 42nd 2000DensityUS = 23.4 2000Density = 9.02 MedianHouseholdIncome = $46,984 IncomeRank = 16th AdmittanceOrder = 36th AdmittanceDate = October 31, 1864 TimeZone = Pacific (Pacific Standard Time Zone): UTC-8/-7 (UTC-7) (DST (Daylight saving time)) TZ1Where = most of state TimeZone2 = Mountain (Mountain Time Zone): UTC-7/-6 (UTC-6) (DST (Daylight saving time)) TZ2Where = West Wendover Longitude = 114� 2? W to 120� W Latitude = 35� N to 42� N WidthUS = 322 Width = 519 LengthUS = 490 Length = 788 HighestPoint = Boundary Peak (Boundary Peak (Nevada)) orWheeler Peak (Wheeler Peak (Nevada)) HighestElevUS = 13,147 ft (4,005 m)13,065 HighestElev = 3,982 MeanElevUS = 5,499 MeanElev = 1,676 LowestPoint= Colorado River LowestElevUS = 479 LowestElev = 146 ISOCode = US-NV Website = www.nv.gov

Nevada IPAc-enNevada-USA-pronunciation.oggn??v�d? is a state (U.S. state) located in the western region (Western United States) of the United States. The capital is Carson City (Carson City, Nevada) and the largest city is Las Vegas (Las Vegas, Nevada). The states nickname is Silver State, due to the large number of silver deposits that were discovered and mined there. "Sagebrush State" and "Battle Born State" are its alternative nicknames. In 1864, Nevada became the 36th state to enter the union, and the phrase "Battle Born" on the state flag reflects the states entry on the Union side during the American Civil War. Its first nonnative settlement was called Mormon Station (Mormon Station State Historic Park).

Nevada is the seventh-largest state in area, and geographically covers the Mojave Desert in the south to the Great Basin in the north. It is the most arid state in the Union. Approximately 86% of the states land is owned by the U.S federal government (US government) under various jurisdictions both civilian and military. As of 2008, there were about 2.6 million residents, with over 85% of the population residing in the metropolitan areas of Las Vegas and Reno (Reno, Nevada). The state is well known for its easy marriage and divorce proceedings, entertainment, legalized gambling and, in eight out of its 16 counties, legalized active brothels.