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Arizona Facts
- Capital: Phoenix
- Population: 5,130,632
- Entered the Union: February 14, 1912
- As the: 48th state
- Motto: Ditat Deus (God Enriches)
- Nickname: The Grand Canyon State
- State abbreviation/Postal code: Ariz./AZ
- Governor: Janet Napolitano, D (to Jan. 2011)
- Senators: Jon Kyl, R (to Jan. 2013); John McCain, R(to Jan. 2011)
- U.S. Representatives: 8
- Historical biographies of Congressional members
- Secy. of State: Jan Brewer, R (to Jan. 2011)
- Atty. General: Terry Goddard, D (to Jan. 2011)
- Treasurer: Dean Martin, R (to Jan. 2011)
- Organized as territory: Feb. 24, 1863
- Entered Union (rank): Feb. 14, 1912 (48)
- Present constitution adopted: 1911
- Motto: Ditat Deus (God enriches)
- Flower: Flower of the saguaro cactus
- Bird: Cactus Wren
- Song: "Arizona March Song"
- Sports Teams: Phoenix Suns (Men's Basketball); Phoenix Coyotes (Hockey); Arizona Cardinals (Football)Arizona Diamondbacks (Major League Baseball), Phoenix Mercury (Women's Professional Basketball)
- Origin of Name: From the Native American word "Arizonac," meaning "little spring" or "young spring"
- Major Industries: Manufacturing, Agriculture, Copper
- Historical Sites: Tombstone, site of the famous shootout at the O.K. Corral ; Prescott, the first territorial capital of Arizona ; the Yuma Crossing, first used in the 1600s by Spanish traveling to California
- Points of Interest: The Grand Canyon, the Petrified Forest, the Hoover Dam, Monument Valley
- Bordering States: California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico. It also borders Mexico.
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