Nevada shares borders with Oregon and Idaho in the north and has California to the west. Arizona is to the southeast, while Utah is on the east. The border it shares with Arizona comprises of the Colorado River and the Hoover Dam.

Nevada is a hilly terrain that consists of semi-parched grasslands, rich alpine jungles and sandy deserts. It is most arid state in the U.S. The northern and central parts of Nevada within the Great Basin Desert, while segments of the southern tip are within the Mojave Desert.

It is documented that Nevada's total state production was $88 billion in 2003. The per capita personal income was $31,910, in the same year. It ranked 19 in the nation, in terms of per capita personal income. Nevada's agricultural productivity comprises of cattle and dairy products. Nevada's trade comprises of revenue from tourism, mining, machinery, printing and publishing, food processing and electric equipment. Nevada is famous for gambling and pulsating nightlife. Lavishly decorated casinos in Las Vegas, Lake Tahoe and Reno attract vacationers from all over the world.

Mining controls a major percentage of Nevada's market. The Carlin Trend in North Nevada is the second richest mining region in the world. In Nevada, apart from gold, there are other minerals, such as copper, molybdenum and lithium that are mined. Nevada is one of the few states, with no personal income tax or a system of intermediary appellate judges. Nevada has a state supreme court and the Supreme Court of Nevada, which attends to all appeals. The court lacks the authority of discretionary review and as a result, Nevada's judicial system is very congested.

More than two thirds of the population of Nevada lives in the Las Vegas urban area. The documented population increase in Nevada, between 2000 and 2003, was 12.2%.

Max Bellamy
http://www.nevada-web.com/
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Picture: Nevada Hoover Dam