Wyoming, the forty-fourth state of the U.S, is located in the Rocky Mountain section of the western United States. It is flanked by Montana in the north, South Dakota and Nebraska in the east, Colorado and Utah in the south, and Utah, Idaho and Montana in the west. Wyoming is one of three states, which is completely bounded by straight lines. It is the ninth largest state of the U.S. Wyoming is spread over 97,914 square miles and has 23 counties. The state is a great plateau broken by numerous mountain ranges and rivers. Wyoming has the second highest mean elevation in the United States, which gives it a relatively cool climate. It rains or snows occasionally. Cheyenne is the capital of Wyoming. Wyoming was heavily populated with nomadic tribes known as the Plains Indians. They were the Arapaho, Arikara, Bannock, Blackfeet, Cheyenne, Crow, Gros Ventre, Kiowa, Nez Perce, Sheep Eater, Sioux, Shoshone and Ute tribes. The Indian tribes were later controlled and placed on reservations.

Historically, agriculture has been important to Wyoming's economy even though its importance has begun to wane recently. The main agricultural commodities produced in Wyoming include livestock (beef), hay, sugar beets, grain (wheat and barley), and wool. The state has deposits of coal, natural gas, coal bed methane, crude oil, and trona. Wyoming ranks highest in mining employment in the U.S. It has a varied wildlife, which consists of pronghorn antelope, elk, moose, bear, coyotes, bobcats, cottontails, jackrabbit, rocky mountain bighorn sheep and other such animals. It also has a large variety of birds like sage grouse, pheasants, duck, goose, swan, partridge, turkey and many more. It has 22 species of game fish.

Wyoming has many nicknames like Big Wyoming, Equality State, and Cowboy State. Wyoming is known as the "Equality State" because of the rights women have traditionally enjoyed here. Women of Wyoming were the first in the nation to vote, serve on juries and hold public office. The state of Wyoming was admitted to the union on July 10, 1890.