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Parent topics
United States of America: a large nation in middle North America with a republic of fifty semi-independent states, a nation since 1776. [e]
Subtopics
- Casper, Wyoming: A city in eastern Wyoming; 2006 estimated population 52,000. [e]
- Cheyenne, Wyoming: Capital of the U.S. state of Wyoming. [e]
- Laramie, Wyoming: High altitude city in Wyoming which was on the Pony Express route and is home to the University of Wyoming. Population c.30,000. [e]
- University of Wyoming: Founded 1886 in Laramie, Wyoming. [e]
Related topics
Neighbouring states
Colorado (U.S. state): High-elevation, land-locked state in the western central part of the U.S. [e]- Idaho (U.S. state): A landlocked state in the northwestern U.S.. [e]
- Montana (U.S. state): a Great Plains, Rocky Mountain state of the U.S. that joined the union in 1889. [e]
- Nebraska (U.S. state): a Great Plains state of the U.S. that joined the union in 1867. [e]
- South Dakota (U.S. state): a Great Plains state of the U.S. that joined the union in 1889. [e]
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People
- Dick Cheney: (1941–) U.S. Vice President in the George W. Bush Administration and advocate of neoconservatism and unitary Presidential authority; currently a political commentator; U.S. Secretary of Defense in the George H. W. Bush Administration; spouse of Lynne Cheney; father of Liz Cheney [e]
Geographic
- Black Hills: Mountainous region in southwest South Dakota and northeast Wyoming. [e]
- Grand Tetons: Mountain range in northwest Wyoming, part of the Rockies. Grand Teton National Park was established in 1929. [e]
- Great Plains: A large area of semi-arid grasslands located east of the Rocky Mountains and west of the Mississippi River and extending from Texas northwards into southern Canada. [e]
- Rocky Mountains: The most prominent mountain range in North America, extending northwards from their junction with the Mexican Plateau to the Alaska/Canada border via the west central states of the USA. [e]
- Yellowstone National Park: Geological "hot spot" located in northwestern Wyoming (U.S.), set aside as the world's first national park in 1872. [e]
Miscellaneous
- F. E. Warren Air Force Base: A geographically immense United States Air Force base, spreading across Colorado, Nebraska and Wyoming, containing the overall headquarters, Twentieth Air Force, of the operational land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles of the United States, as well as approximately one-third of the missiles [e]