text: was nevada  originally a territory of another country which one?   a state of the western united states. it was admitted as the 36th state in 1864. part of the area ceded by mexico to the united states in 1848, it became a separate territory in 1861 after an influx of settlers drawn by the discovery (1859) of the comstock lode. carson city is the capital and las vegas the largest city. population: 2,410,000.  state in the western united states bordered by oregon and idaho to the north, utah and arizona to the east, and california to the south and west. its capital is carson city, and its largest city is las vegas.   abbreviation: nv  capital city: carson city  date of statehood: oct. 31, 1864  state #: 36  population: 1,998,257  area: 110567 sq.mi. land 109806 sq. mi. water 761 sq.mi.  economy:  agriculture: cattle, hay, dairy products, potatoes;  industry: tourism, mining, machinery, printing and publishing, food processing, electric equipment  governor: kenny guinn (r)  representatives: shelley berkley, jim gibbons, jon porter  senators: john ensign (r), harry reid (d)  where the name comes from: nevada takes its name from a spanish word meaning snow-clad.  state bird: mountain bluebird  state flower: sagebrush  about the flag: on a cobalt blue background in the upper left quarter is a five-pointed silver star between two sprays of sagebrush crossed to form a half wreath; across the top of the wreath is a golden scroll with the words, in black letters, "battle born." the name "nevada" is beneath the star in gold letters. the current nevada state flag design was adopted in 1929, and revised in 1991.  state motto: all for our country  state nickname: the sagebrush state/the silver state  state song: home means nevada   abbreviation: nv  capital city: carson city  date of statehood: oct. 31, 1864  state #: 36  population: 1,998,257  area: 110567 sq.mi. land 109806 sq. mi. water 761 sq.mi.  economy:  agriculture: cattle, hay, dairy products, potatoes;  industry: tourism, mining, machinery, printing and publishing, food processing, electric equipment  governor: kenny guinn (r)  representatives: shelley berkley, jim gibbons, jon porter  senators: john ensign (r), harry reid (d)  where the name comes from: nevada takes its name from a spanish word meaning snow-clad.  state bird: mountain bluebird  state flower: sagebrush  about the flag: on a cobalt blue background in the upper left quarter is a five-pointed silver star between two sprays of sagebrush crossed to form a half wreath; across the top of the wreath is a golden scroll with the words, in black letters, "battle born." the name "nevada" is beneath the star in gold letters. the current nevada state flag design was adopted in 1929, and revised in 1991.  state motto: all for our country  state nickname: the sagebrush state/the silver state  state song: home means nevada   hope its correct!