Outline of Nevada

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Nevada:
Nevada - U.S. state in the intermountain west region of the United States. Nevada is mostly desert or semiarid. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, and about 86% of the state's land is owned by the US government, under various departments and agencies.

General reference

Names
* Common name: Nevada
** Pronunciation:
* Official name: State of Nevada
* Abbreviations and name codes
** Postal symbol: NV
** ISO 3166-2 code: US-NV
** Internet second-level domain: .nv.us
* Nicknames
** Battle Born State
** Sagebrush State
** Silver State
Adjectival: Nevada
Demonyms
* Nevadan
* Nevadian

Geography of Nevada

Geography of Nevada

Nevada is: a U.S. state, a federal state of the United States of America
Location
* Northern Hemisphere
* Western Hemisphere
** Americas
*** North America
**** Anglo America
**** Northern America
***** United States of America
****** Contiguous United States
******* Western United States
******** Mountain West United States
******** Southwestern United States
Population of Nevada: 2,700,551
Area of Nevada:
Atlas of Nevada

Places in Nevada

Historic places in Nevada
* Ghost towns in Nevada
* National Historic Landmarks in Nevada
* National Register of Historic Places listings in Nevada
** Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Nevada
National Natural Landmarks in Nevada
National parks in Nevada
State parks in Nevada

Environment of Nevada

Environment of Nevada

Natural geographic features of Nevada

Regions of Nevada

Administrative divisions of Nevada

The 16 counties and 1 independent city of the state of Nevada
* Municipalities in Nevada
** Cities in Nevada
*** State capital of Nevada: Carson City
*** Largest city in Nevada: Las Vegas
*** City nicknames in Nevada

Demography of Nevada

Demographics of Nevada

Government and politics of Nevada

Politics of Nevada

Branches of the government of Nevada

Government of Nevada

Executive branch of the government of Nevada

Legislative branch of the government of Nevada

Judicial branch of the government of Nevada

Courts of Nevada

Supreme Court of Nevada

Law and order in Nevada

Military in Nevada

History of Nevada

History of Nevada

History of Nevada, by period

Prehistory of Nevada
Indigenous peoples
*Paiute
**Wovoka
***Ghost Dance
*Washo
Spanish colony of Alta California, 1804–1821
*Adams–Onis Treaty of 1819
Mexican War of Independence, September 16, 1810 – August 24, 1821
*Treaty of Córdoba, August 24, 1821
Mexican territory of Alta California, 1821–1848
*California Trail, 1841–1869
Mexican–American War, April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848
*Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, February 2, 1848
Unorganized territory of the United States, 1848–1850
*State of Deseret, 1849–1850
*Compromise of 1850
Territory of Utah east of California border from 37th parallel north to 42nd parallel north, –1896
*Comstock Lode, 1858–1878
*Paiute War, 1860
*Pony Express, 1860–1861
*American Civil War, April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865
**Nevada in the American Civil War
*First Transcontinental Telegraph completed 1861
Territory of New Mexico south of 37th parallel north, –1912
Territory of Nevada between California border and 39th meridian west from Washington from 37th parallel north to 42nd parallel north, 1861–1864
*Nevada in the American Civil War, 1861–1865
Territory of Arizona south of 37th parallel north, –1912
State of Nevada becomes 36th State admitted to the United States of America on October 31, 1864
*Utah annexation, 1866
*Arizona annexation, 1867
*First transcontinental railroad completed 1869
*Hoover Dam completed 1936
*Great Basin National Park established on October 27, 1986
*Death Valley National Park designated on October 31, 1994

History of Nevada, by region

History of Nevada, by subject

Culture of Nevada

Culture of Nevada

The Arts in Nevada

Music of Nevada

Sports in Nevada

Sports in Nevada

Economy and infrastructure of Nevada

Economy of Nevada

Education in Nevada

Education in Nevada