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| Capital
City: |
Phoenix |
| Location: |
33.54255 N, 112.07139 W |
| Area: |
114,006 sq. mi. |
| Population: |
4,555,000 |
| Statehood: |
February 14,
1912; 48th state |
| Song: |
Arizona |
| Words by: Margret R. Clifford |
| Music by: Maurice Blumenthal |
| Nickname: |
Grand Canyon
State |
| Origin of states
name: |
Spanish interpretation of "Arizuma" |
| Time
zone: |
Mountain |
| Other Cities: |
Tucson, Mesa, Glendale,
Scottsdale. |
| Border
States: |
California,
Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico,
Utah |
| Geographic Center: |
Yavapai, 55 mi. east southeast of
Prescott |
| Coastline: |
None |
| Highest Point: |
Humphrey's Peak; 12,633 feet |
| Agriculture: |
Cattle, cotton,
dairy products, lettuce, |
| |
nursery stock, hay. |
| Industry: |
Copper & other mining,
electric equipment, |
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machinery, food procession, electronics,
tourism. |
| National
Park: |
Grand Canyon,
Petrified Forrest |
| Topography: |
Colorado plateau, Mexican
highlands & Sonoran Desert |
| Temperature
Summer: |
F° 62 to 88 |
| Temperature
Winter: |
F° 35 to 53 |
| Flower: |
Saguaro cactus
blossom |
| Tree: |
Palo Verde |
| Newspapers: |
Arizona
Republic and Phoenix Gazette |
| Attractions: |
Arizona
Attractions. Roadside America |
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