Idaho - a mostly mountainous state in the pacific northwest is larger than the whole of New England. Landlocked, it's surrounded by six states and the Canadian Province of British Columbia. Nearly every known gem has been found in Idaho. The state motto is Esto Perpetua "Let it be forever." The Boise metropolitan area, is an area consisting of five counties in southwestern Idaho, anchored by the cities of Boise and Nampa. It is the state's largest officially designated metropolitan area and includes Idaho's three largest cities – Boise, Nampa, and Meridian.