| Capitol: |
Boise |
| Joined U.S.: |
# 43, July 3, 1890 |
| Nickname: |
"The Gem State" |
| Motto: |
Esto perpetua Latin for 'Let It Be Perepetual' |
| Official Website: |
Idaho |
| State Song: |
"Here We Have Idaho" |
| State Insect: |
Monarch Butterfly |
| State Flower: |
Syringa |
| State Fruit: |
Huckleberry |
| State Vegetable: |
Potato |
| State Bird: |
Mountain Bluebird |
| State Raptor: |
Peregrine Falcon |
| State Tree: |
Western White Pine |
| State Gemstone: |
Star Garnet |
| State Fish: |
Cutthroat Trout |
| State Horse: |
Appaloosa |
| State Fossil: |
Hagerman Horse |
| Borders: |
Washington, Oregon,
Nevada, Utah,
Wyoming, Montana,
British Columbia (Canada) |
| Size: |
83,642 square miles |
| Highest Point: |
12,662, Borah Peak |
| Lowest Point: |
710 feet, Snake River |
| Largest Employer(s): |
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