The Gem State
Idaho is a state in the northwestern region of the United States. It borders the state of Montana to the east and northeast, Wyoming to the east, Nevada and Utah to the south, and Washington and Oregon to the west. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canadian border with the province of British Columbia. With a population of approximately 1.7 million and an area of 216,440 km², Idaho is the 14th largest, the 12th least populous and the 7th least densely populated of the 50 U.S. states. The state's capital and largest city is Boise.
Geographical type: Territory
Latitude: 45° N — Longitude: 114° W
Area: 216,900 km²
ISO 3166-2 code: US-ID
Birthplace of
Robert LeFevre, in Gooding, on 13 Oct 1911
Home To
Libertarian Party of Idaho, Garden City
Measures of Freedom
Freedom in the 50 States, Freedom in the 50 States
2023: Overall rank: 14, economic freedom: 7, fiscal policy: 14, regulatory policy: 5, personal freedom: 49
2023: Overall rank: 14, economic freedom: 7, fiscal policy: 14, regulatory policy: 5, personal freedom: 49
LP State-by-State Membership Numbers [PDF], Libertarian Party News, Apr 2006
31 Dec 2005: Number of Members: 73
31 Dec 2005: Number of Members: 73
Articles
Michiganistan?, by Leon Drolet, Liberty, Jun 2003
Compares the regulations and historical precedents on "adult, private, consensual, non-commercial sexual acts" worlwide to those in Michigan and Idaho [note: the decision in Lawrence v. Texas made such U.S. state laws unconstitutional]
Compares the regulations and historical precedents on "adult, private, consensual, non-commercial sexual acts" worlwide to those in Michigan and Idaho [note: the decision in Lawrence v. Texas made such U.S. state laws unconstitutional]
What do Michigan and Idaho have in common with Islamic theocracies like Pakistan, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, and Iran? They share the most Draconian penalties in the world for engaging in adult, private, consensual, non-commercial sexual acts ... [T]wo U.S. states stand with a handful of Islamic theocracies centered around the Middle East whose names mostly ended with "stan." ... Only one modern democracy outside the U.S. makes the list: India, whose maximum penalty of life imprisonment is matched by Idaho.
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