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Montana ⁱ/mɒnˈtænə/ is a state in the Wastren region o the Unitit States. The state's name is derivit frae the Spainish wird montaña (muntain).

Montana is the fowert-mucklest in area, the 8t least populous, an the third-least densely populatit o the 50 U.S. states. The wastren hauf o Montana haes mony muntain ranges. Smawer island ranges are foond ootthrou the state. In aw, 77 cried ranges are pairt o the Rocky Muntains. The eastren hauf o Montana is chairacterised bi wastren prairie terrain an badlands. Montana is mairched bi Idaho tae the wast, Wyoming tae the sooth, North Dakota an Sooth Dakota tae the east, an the Canadian provinces o Breetish Columbie, Alberta, an Saskatchewan tae the north.

The economy is maistly based on agricultur, includin ranchin an cereal grain fermin. Ither significant economic resources include ile, gas, coal, haurd rock minin, an lummer. The health care service, an govrenment sectors are significant tae the state's economy an aa.

The state's fastest-growin sector is tourism. Nearly 13 million tourists annually veesit Glacier Naitional Pairk, Yellowstone Naitional Pairk, Beartooth Highway, Flathead Loch, Big Sky Resort, an ither attractions.^[2]