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