It is also known as the ' Sagebrush State', for the native plant of the same name and as the ' Sage-hen State'. It is also known as the 'Battle Born State' because it achieved statehood during the Civil War (the words 'Battle Born' also appear on its state flag) due to the presidency of Abraham Lincoln, the Union benefited immensely from the support of newly awarded statehood by the infusion of the monetary support of nearly $400 million in silver ore generated at the time by the Comstock Lode. Nevada is officially known as the 'Silver State' because of the importance of silver to its history and economy.
Las Vegas is the largest city in the state. Nearly three-quarters of Nevada's people live in Clark County, which contains the Las Vegas–Paradise metropolitan area, including three of the state's four largest incorporated cities. Nevada is the 7th-most extensive, the 32nd-most populous, and the 9th-least densely populated of the U.S. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada ( / n ɪ ˈ v æ d ə/ ⓘ niv- AD-ə, Spanish: ) is a state in the Western region of the United States.
