| Idaho Facts |
| Date Of StatehoodJuly 3, 1890; 43d state |
| CapitalBoise |
| MottoEsto perpetua (It is forever) |
| NicknameGem State |
| State SongHere We Have Idaho (words by McKinley Helm and Albert J. Tompkins; music by Sallie Hume Douglas) |
| State TreeWestern white pine |
| State FlowerSyringa (mock orange) |
| State BirdMountain bluebird |
| Area216,456 sq km (83,574 sq mi); 14th largest |
| Highest PointBorah Peak, 3859 m (12,662 ft) |
| Lowest Point216 m (710 ft), along the Snake River at Lewiston |
| GovernorC. L. "Butch" Otter. Took office November 2007 |
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