Montana is a state in the Northwestern United States of America. Among all states, Montana is the fourth-largest in area, 8th least populous, and the third-least densely populated. It is bordered by Idaho on the west, Wyoming to the south, North and South Dakota to the east, and the Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan to the north.
The economy of Montana is primarily agriculture-based including ranching and cereal grain farming. The state is also rich in natural resources such as oil, gas, coal, lumber, and hard rock mining. However, the fastest-growing sector in Montana is tourism with nearly 13 million tourists visiting the state every year.
One of the must-visit places in Montana is the Yellowstone National Park in southern Montana stretching into northern Wyoming. It is the first national park in the United States. Glacier National Park has 250 lakes within its boundaries. Every spring, nearly 10,000 white pelicans with a wingspan of nine feet migrate from the Gulf of Mexico to Medicine Lake in northwestern Montana.
Nature lovers and the adventurers-at-heart have a bonanza awaiting them in Montana. The state is home to almost 100 species of mammals including elk, black bears, grizzly bears, antelope, bighorn sheep, moose, and mountain lions.
Montana was a paradise for the gold diggers and after the first strike was found in 1862, it led to the greatest rush to the West since the California Gold Rush in 1848. Grasshopper Creek’s gold at Bannack, Montana was 99-99.5% pure as against 95% in the rest of the country.
Montana is connected to the rest of the country and internationally through high-speed Internet connectivity. The state is a CenturyLink Internet State and provides the residents and visitors with lightning fast 1 GBPS download and 2 to 1000 MBPS upload speeds.