The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Nevada:

Nevada – U.S. state in the intermountain west region of the United States. Nevada is mostly desert or semiarid. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, and about 86% of the state's land is owned by the US government, under various departments and agencies.

General reference

  • Names
    • Common name: Nevada
      • Pronunciation: niv-AD-ə
    • Official name: State of Nevada
    • Abbreviations and name codes
      • Postal symbol: NV
      • ISO 3166-2 code: US-NV
      • Internet second-level domain: .nv.us
    • Nicknames
      • Battle Born State (refers to the fact that Nevada joined the Union during the Civil War)
      • Sagebrush State
      • Silver State (formerly used on license plates)
  • Adjectival: Nevada
  • Demonyms
    • Nevadan
    • Nevadian

Geography of Nevada

Geography of Nevada

  • Nevada is: a U.S. state, a federal state of the United States of America
  • Location
    • Northern hemisphere
    • Western hemisphere
      • Americas
        • North America
          • Anglo America
          • Northern America
            • United States of America
              • Contiguous United States
                • Western United States
                  • Mountain West United States
                  • Southwestern United States
  • Population of Nevada: 2,700,551 (2010 U.S. Census)
  • Area of Nevada:
  • Atlas of Nevada

Places in Nevada

  • Historic places in Nevada
    • Ghost towns in Nevada
    • National Historic Landmarks in Nevada
    • National Register of Historic Places listings in Nevada
      • Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Nevada
  • National Natural Landmarks in Nevada
  • National parks in Nevada
  • State parks in Nevada

Environment of Nevada

Environment of Nevada

  • Climate of Nevada
  • Superfund sites in Nevada
  • Wildlife of Nevada
    • Fauna of Nevada
      • Birds of Nevada

Natural geographic features of Nevada

  • Mountain ranges of Nevada
  • Rivers of Nevada
  • Valleys of Nevada

Regions of Nevada

  • Southern Nevada
  • Western Nevada

Administrative divisions of Nevada

  • The 16 counties and 1 independent city of the state of Nevada
    • Municipalities in Nevada
      • Cities in Nevada
        • State capital of Nevada: Carson City
        • Largest city in Nevada: Las Vegas (24th most populous city in the United States)
        • City nicknames in Nevada

Demography of Nevada

Demographics of Nevada

Government and politics of Nevada

Politics of Nevada

  • Form of government: U.S. state government
  • United States congressional delegations from Nevada
  • Nevada State Capitol
  • Political party strength in Nevada

Branches of the government of Nevada

Government of Nevada

Executive branch of the government of Nevada

  • Governor of Nevada
    • Lieutenant Governor of Nevada
    • Secretary of State of Nevada
    • State Treasurer of Nevada
  • State departments
    • Nevada Department of Transportation
  • State agencies
    • Nevada Athletic Commission
    • Nevada Gaming Commission
    • Nevada Gaming Control Board

Legislative branch of the government of Nevada

  • Nevada Legislature (bicameral)
    • Upper house: Nevada Senate
    • Lower house: Nevada Assembly

Judicial branch of the government of Nevada

Courts of Nevada

  • Supreme Court of Nevada

Law and order in Nevada

Law of Nevada

  • Cannabis in Nevada
  • Capital punishment in Nevada
    • Individuals executed in Nevada
  • Constitution of Nevada
  • Crime in Nevada
  • Gun laws in Nevada
  • Law enforcement in Nevada
    • Law enforcement agencies in Nevada
      • Nevada Highway Patrol
  • Same-sex marriage in Nevada
  • Grazing rights in Nevada

Military in Nevada

  • Nevada Air National Guard
  • Nevada Army National Guard

History of Nevada

History of Nevada

History of Nevada, by period

  • Prehistory of Nevada
  • Indigenous peoples
    • Paiute
      • Wovoka
        • Ghost Dance
    • Washo
  • Spanish colony of Alta California, 1804–1821
    • Adams–Onis Treaty of 1819
  • Mexican War of Independence, September 16, 1810 – August 24, 1821
    • Treaty of Córdoba, August 24, 1821
  • Mexican territory of Alta California, 1821–1848
    • California Trail, 1841–1869
  • Mexican–American War, April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848
    • Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, February 2, 1848
  • Unorganized territory of the United States, 1848–1850
    • State of Deseret (extralegal), 1849–1850
    • Compromise of 1850
  • Territory of Utah east of California border from 37th parallel north to 42nd parallel north, (1850–1866)–1896
    • Comstock Lode, 1858–1878
    • Paiute War, 1860
    • Pony Express, 1860–1861
    • American Civil War, April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865
      • Nevada in the American Civil War
    • First Transcontinental Telegraph completed 1861
  • Territory of New Mexico south of 37th parallel north, (1850–1863)–1912
  • Territory of Nevada between California border and 39th meridian west from Washington from 37th parallel north to 42nd parallel north, 1861–1864
    • Nevada in the American Civil War, 1861–1865
  • Territory of Arizona south of 37th parallel north, (1863–1867)–1912
  • State of Nevada becomes 36th State admitted to the United States of America on October 31, 1864
    • Utah annexation, 1866
    • Arizona annexation, 1867
    • First transcontinental railroad completed 1869
    • Hoover Dam completed 1936
    • Great Basin National Park established on October 27, 1986
    • Death Valley National Park designated on October 31, 1994

History of Nevada, by region

  • By city
    • History of Boulder City
    • History of Carson City
    • History of Las Vegas
    • History of Virginia City

History of Nevada, by subject

  • List of Nevada state legislatures
  • Territorial evolution of Nevada

Culture of Nevada

Culture of Nevada

  • Museums in Nevada
  • Religion in Nevada
    • The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Nevada
    • Episcopal Diocese of Nevada
  • Scouting in Nevada
  • State symbols of Nevada
    • Flag of the State of Nevada
    • Great Seal of the State of Nevada

The Arts in Nevada

  • Music of Nevada

Sports in Nevada

Sports in Nevada

Economy and infrastructure of Nevada

Economy of Nevada

  • Communications in Nevada
    • Newspapers in Nevada
    • Radio stations in Nevada
    • Television stations in Nevada
  • Energy in Nevada
    • List of power stations in Nevada
    • Solar power in Nevada
    • Wind power in Nevada
  • Health care in Nevada
    • Hospitals in Nevada
  • Mining in Nevada
    • Gold mining in Nevada
    • Silver mining in Nevada
  • Transportation in Nevada
    • Airports in Nevada

Education in Nevada

Education in Nevada

  • Schools in Nevada
    • School districts in Nevada
      • High schools in Nevada
    • Colleges and universities in Nevada
      • University of Nevada
      • UNLV

See also

  • Topic overview:
    • Nevada
    • Index of Nevada-related articles
  • All pages with titles beginning with Nevada
  • All pages with titles containing Nevada

References

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Nevada


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