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Montana

M ontana is the “Big Sky” country. This state is not only big, it alo includes some of the best-preserved land and waterways in the United States. Geography Nearly 150,000 square miles (380,000 square kilometers) fit into Montana’s borders. Only Texas, California, and Alaska are larger in area. However, relatively few people live in this vast state. The population density of Montana averages 7 people per square mile (2.7 people per square kilometer.) Only two U.S. states have a lower population density: Alaska and Wyoming. To the north, Montana shares a border with the Canadian

provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan. To the east, Montana borders the states of North and South Dakota. Wyoming lies to the south, while Idaho borders the state in the southwest and west. Montana’s terrain was formed by the activity of glaciers, as well as by the eroding

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