Capital : Boise.

Entered Union : 3 July 1890 (43rd).

Song : "Here We Have Idaho."

Motto : Esto perpetua (Let it be perpetual).

Flag : On a blue field with gilt fringe, the state seal appears in the center with the words "State of Idaho" on a red band below.

Bird : Mountain bluebird.

Horse : Appaloosa.

Flower : Syringa.

Tree : Western white pine.

Gem : Star garnet.

Country : 44 counties

Population : 1,293,953; 39th, 12/00

Agriculture : Cattle, potatoes, dairy products, wheat, sugar beets, barley.

Industry : Food processing, lumber and wood products, machinery, chemical products, paper products, silver and other mining, tourism.