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Nevada is a state located in the western United States, best known for its widespread legalization of gambling and gaming industry. Nevada's nickname is "The Silver State" or "The Sagebrush State", and the state's motto is "All for Our Country". "Home Means Nevada" by Bertha Rafetto is the state song. The phrase "Battle Born" is on the state flag; "The Battle Born State" is the official state slogan, as Nevada was admitted into the union during the American Civil War. Economy The Bureau of Economic Analysis estimates that Nevada's total state product in 2003 was $88 billion. Per capita personal income in 2003 was $31,910, 19th in the nation. Its agricultural outputs are cattle, hay, dairy products, onions and potatoes. Its industrial outputs are tourism, mining, machinery, printing and publishing, food processing, and electric equipment. It is well-known for gambling and nightlife. Large, luxurious casinos in Las Vegas, Lake Tahoe and Reno attract visitors from around the world. In portions of the state outside of the Las Vegas and Reno metropolitan areas, mining and cattle ranching are the major economic activities. By value, gold is by far the most important mineral mined. In 2004 6.8 million ounces of gold worth $2.84 billion were mined in Nevada, and the state accounted for 8.7% of world gold production. Silver is a distant second, with 10.3 million ounces worth $69 million mined in 2004. [1] Other minerals mined in Nevada include construction aggregates, copper, gypsum, diotomite and lithium. Despite its rich deposits, the cost of mining in Nevada is generally high, and output is very sensitive to world commodity prices. As of January 1, 2006 there were an estimated 500,000 head of cattle and 70,000 head of sheep in Nevada.[2] Most of these animals forage on rangeland in the summer, with supplemental feed in the winter. Calves are generally shipped to out-of-state feedlots in the fall to be fattened for market. Over 90% of Nevada's 484,000 acres of cropland is used to grow hay, mostly alfalfa, for livestock feed. Nevada is also one of only a few states with no personal income tax. The state sales tax in Nevada is 6.5 percent. Counties can assess option taxes as well, making the combined state/county sales taxes rate in some areas as high as 7.5 percent. Sales tax in Carson City is 7.125% and sales tax in Washoe County is 7.3735%. Nevada's nickname is "The Silver State" or "The Sagebrush State", and the state's motto is "All for Our Country". "Home Means Nevada" by Bertha Rafetto is the state song. The phrase "Battle Born" is on the state flag; "The Battle Born State" is the official state slogan, as Nevada was admitted into the union during the American Civil War. Although the name is derived from the Spanish word nevada meaning "snowy", the local pronunciation of the state's name is not (in IPA) [nəˈvɑdə], but [nəˈvædə]. Residents often regard the pronunciation as a test of whether visitors such as presidential candidates, have informed themselves about the state. In 2005, the state issued a new series of license plates that list the name of the state as Nevăda to help with the pronunciation problem. Several United States Navy ships have been named USS Nevada in honor of the state. Nevada is the only state with legalized prostitution. Further information: Prostitution in Nevada Nevada is also reputedly the home of Area 51, a top-secret installation of which the U.S. federal government has always denied existence. Area 51 is supposedly located in Groom Lake, near Nellis Air Force Base. The paranormal radio talk show host Art Bell formerly lived in Pahrump, Nevada. In Finnish language there is a very well known concept "Huitsin Nevada", which refers to some far away place in spoken language (in a same way as a saying "from here to Timbuktoo"). The origin and history of the saying is unknown. "Nevada" refers to the name of this US state and "Huitsin" is a slang word meaning "very" or "utter". State symbols State animal: Desert Bighorn Sheep State artifact: Tule Duck Decoy State bird: Mountain Bluebird State colors: Silver and Blue State fish: Lahontan cutthroat trout State flower: Sagebrush State fossil: Ichthyosaur State grass: Indian ricegrass State march: "Silver State Fanfare" by Gerald Willis State metal: Silver (Ag) State motto: "All for our country" State precious gemstone: Virgin Valley black fire opal State semiprecious gemstone: Nevada turquoise State song: "Home Means Nevada" by Bertha Raffetto State reptile: Desert Tortoise State rock: Sandstone State soil: Orovada series State tartan: A particular tartan designed for Nevada by Richard Zygmunt Pawlowski State trees: Single-leaf Piñon and Bristlecone pine A fictional history (with a great deal of fact) titled Nevada was written by Clint McCullough. Source: Wikipedia.org - English