1. Demographics
1.1. Population
1.1.1. 2.8 Million
1.1.2. Major Cities
1.1.2.1. Las Vegas
1.1.2.2. Reno
1.1.2.3. Henderson
1.1.2.4. North Las Vegas
1.1.2.5. Carson City
1.1.2.6. Sparks
1.2. Race
1.2.1. 66.2% White American
1.2.2. 8.1% Black American
1.2.3. 7.2% Asian American
1.2.4. 1.2% American Indian and Alaska Native
1.2.5. 0.6% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander
1.3. Religion
1.3.1. 35% Protestant
1.3.2. 28% No Religious Affiliation
1.3.3. 25% Roman Catholic
1.3.4. 4% Latter-day Saint
1.3.5. 2% Jewish
1.3.6. <1% Hindu
1.3.7. 0.5% Buddhist
1.3.8. <0.1% Islam
2. Parks and Recreation Areas
2.1. State Parks
2.1.1. Spring Mountain Ranch State Park
2.1.2. Valley of Fire State Park
2.1.3. Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park
2.2. Recreation Areas
2.2.1. Lake Mead National Recreation Area
2.2.2. Mount Charleston Wilderness Area
2.3. National Park
2.3.1. Great Basin National Park
3. Sports
3.1. Baseball
3.2. Basketball
3.3. Football
4. State Symbols
4.1. State flower: Sagebrush
4.2. State bird: Mountain Bluebird
4.3. State Reptile: Desert Tortoise
4.4. State Flag
5. Geography
5.1. Climate
5.1.1. Desert
5.1.1.1. Rainfall averages 7 inches yearly
5.1.1.2. Highest recorded temperature of 125 degrees
5.1.2. Semiarid
5.1.2.1. Less than 20 inches of rain per year
5.2. Basin and Range Province
5.2.1. Mountains
5.2.2. Valleys
6. Counties
6.1. Desert
7. Economy
7.1. Entertainment and Tourism
7.2. Mining
7.3. Cattle Ranching
8. Education
8.1. University of Nevada Las Vegas
8.2. University of Nevada Reno
8.3. Nevada State College
8.4. Sierra Nevada College
9. Military
9.1. USS Nevada
9.1.1. USS Nevada BB-36
9.1.2. USS Nevada BM-8
9.1.3. USS Nevada SSBN-733
9.1.4. USS Nevada 1865
9.2. Area 51
9.3. Nellis Air Force Base
9.3.1. Thunderbirds
9.4. Naval Air Station Fallon
10. Etymology and Pronunciation
10.1. Pronunciation
10.1.1. "Nev-AD-a"
10.2. Etymology
10.2.1. Spanish
10.2.1.1. "Snow-capped"