NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Inland Empire (Pacific Northwest)

The Inland Empire is a region in the Pacific Northwest centered around Spokane, Washington, including much of the surrounding Columbia River basin. It extends into northern Idaho, northeastern Oregon, and far northwestern Montana.

Included in the region are the counties of:

Adams, Asotin, Benton, Chelan, Columbia, Douglas, Ferry, Franklin, Garfield, Grant, Kittitas, Klickitat, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens, Walla Walla, Whitman, and Yakima in Washington;
Benewah, Bonner, Boundary, Clearwater, Idaho, Kootenai, Latah, Lewis, Nez Perce, and Shoshone in Idaho;
Wallowa, Umatilla, and Union in Oregon; and
Lincoln, Mineral, Missoula, and Sanders in Montana.

Regions of Idaho
Rocky Mountains \| Columbia River Plateau \| Inland Empire \| Basin and Range Province
Boise metropolitan area \| Idaho Panhandle
Largest Cities
Ammon \| Blackfoot \| Boise \| Burley \| Caldwell \| Chubbuck \| Coeur D'Alene \| Eagle \| Garden City \| Hayden \| Idaho Falls \| Jerome \| Lewiston \| Meridian \| Moscow \| Mountain Home \| Nampa \| Pocatello \| Post Falls \| Rexburg
Counties
Ada \| Adams \| Bannock \| Bear Lake \| Benewah \| Bingham \| Blaine \| Boise \| Bonner \| Bonneville \| Boundary \| Butte \| Camas \| Canyon \| Caribou \| Cassia \| Clark \| Clearwater \| Custer \| Elmore \| Franklin \| Fremont \| Gem \| Gooding \| Idaho \| Jefferson \| Jerome \| Kootenai \| Latah \| Lemhi \| Lewis \| Lincoln \| Madison \| Minidoka \| Nez Perce \| Oneida \| Owyhee \| Payette \| Power \| Shoshone \| Teton \| Twin \| Valley \| Washington \|

Regions of Montana
Eastern Montana - Western Montana - Inland Empire
Largest Cities
Anaconda \| Belgrade \| Billings \| Bozeman \| Butte \| Evergreen \| Glendive \| Great Falls \| Havre \| Helena \| Kalispell \| Laurel \| Lewistown \| Livingston \| Miles City \| Missoula \| Orchard Homes \| Sidney \| Whitefish
Counties
Beaverhead - Big Horn - Blaine - Broadwater - Carbon - Carter - Cascade - Chouteau - Custer - Daniels - Dawson - Deer Lodge - Fallon - Fergus - Flathead - Gallatin - Garfield - Glacier - Golden Valley - Granite - Hill - Jefferson - Judith - Lake - Lewis and Clark - Liberty - Lincoln - Madison - McCone - Meagher - Mineral - Missoula - Musselshell - Park - Petroleum - Phillips - Pondera - Powder River - Powell - Prairie - Ravalli - Richland - Roosevelt - Rosebud - Sanders - Sheridan - Silver Bow - Stillwater - Sweet Grass - Teton - Toole - Treasure - Valley - Wheatland - Wibaux - Yellowstone

State of Oregon
Regions Columbia River Gorge and Plateau \| Eastern Oregon \| Inland Empire \| Mt. Hood Corridor \| Oregon Coast \| Western Oregon \| Willamette Valley
Counties			Largest Cities (full list)
Baker \| Benton \| Clackamas \| Clatsop \| Columbia \| Coos \| Crook \| Curry \| Deschutes \| Douglas \| Gilliam \| Grant \| Harney \| Hood River \| Jackson \| Jefferson \| Josephine \| Klamath \| Lake \| Lane \| Lincoln \| Linn \| Malheur \| Marion \| Morrow \| Multnomah \| Polk \| Sherman \| Tillamook \| Umatilla \| Union \| Wallowa \| Wasco \| Washington \| Wheeler \| Yamhill			Albany \| Beaverton \| Bend \| Corvallis \| Eugene \| Grants Pass \| Gresham \| Hillsboro \| Keizer \| Lake Oswego \| McMinnville \| Medford \| Milwaukie \| Oregon City \| Portland \| Salem \| Springfield \| Tigard \| Tualatin \| West Linn

Washington
Regions: Central Washington \| Columbia River Plateau \| Eastern Washington \| Inland Empire \| Kitsap Peninsula \| Olympic Peninsula \| Okanogan Country \| Palouse \| Puget Sound \| San Juan Islands \| Western Washington \| Yakima Valley
Largest Cities: Auburn \| Bellevue \| Bellingham \| Bremerton \| Edmonds \| Everett \| Federal Way \| Kennewick \| Kent \| Kirkland \| Lakewood \| Olympia \| Redmond \| Renton \| Richland \| Seattle \| Shoreline \| Spokane \| Tacoma \| Vancouver \| Yakima
Counties: Adams \| Asotin \| Benton \| Chelan \| Clallam \| Clark \| Columbia \| Cowlitz \| Douglas \| Ferry \| Franklin \| Garfield \| Grant \| Grays Harbor \| Island \| Jefferson \| King \| Kitsap \| Kittitas \| Klickitat \| Lewis \| Lincoln \| Mason \| Okanogan \| Pacific \| Pend Oreille \| Pierce \| San Juan \| Skagit \| Skamania \| Snohomish \| Spokane \| Stevens \| Thurston \| Wahkiakum \| Walla Walla \| Whatcom \| Whitman \| Yakima

Categories: Washington geography | Oregon geography | Montana geography | Idaho geography

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	Washington is a state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States.
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