This state is named from the Spanish word montaña, with several nicknames and an economy primarily based on service industries. This is a state that has much to offer the residents and the tourists and has both populated areas and areas with few residents, whether they are born here or go through the immigration process to become a resident.
Montana is a state that has numerous mountain ranges, which are a part of the Rocky Mountains and is the state known as “Big Sky Country.” The Beartooth and Absaroka ranges in the south are considered a part of the Central Rocky Mountains. In size and population, this is the 4th largest state, and rates as the 7th least populated state. The Beartooth Plateau is the largest continuous land mass over 10,000 feet high in the United States.
It is also the 56th largest state/province in the world. What the state lacks in population it makes up with the millions of tourists that visit Glacier National Park, Yellowstone National Park and the Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument. Other areas of interest include Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area, Lewis and Clark Caverns, Big Hole National Battlefield, and the National Bison Range. There are many rivers of note in the state and Flathead Lake, which is the largest natural fresh water lake in the western United States. This is a paradise to fishermen and hunters. Montana is also home to the largest grizzly bear population in the lower 48 states.
The state industry includes coal mining and oil in the eastern part of Montana, in the west lumber, hard rock mining and tourism make up much of the industry. Ranching and wheat farming are prevalent industry related enterprises, in the state.
The Continental Divide runs through Montana, in an almost diagonal line, from the northwest part of the state, to the south central area, which splits it into two district regions, of eastern and western. This is a state that has cities throughout the state with larger populations over 10,000 residents, such as Billings, Butte, Great Falls, Kalispell, and Missoula. The state borders North Dakota to the east, South Dakota to the south and Idaho to the west. The northern border of Montana, borders Canada provinces of British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan. The fact that the state borders Canada means there are many tourists and Canadian nationals that come to the state for business purposes and residents of Montana that travel to Canada for vacation and employment or business reasons.
In the larger cities of Montana there are both national and international airports for travel in and out of Montana. Academic pursuit can be pursued at many of the local colleges or the University of Montana, where communications and journalism can be studied. This is a public research library University that is located in Missoula.
Immigration, whether for visiting the state or becoming a resident, is common and there are Montana immigration lawyers that can assist with the immigration process or the naturalization process for the person that would like to become a citizen.
