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State Abbreviation - AZ
State Capital - Phoenix
Largest Cities - Phoenix , Tucson, Mesa , Glendale , Scottsdale,
Chandler, Tempe, Gilbert, Peoria, Yuma, Flagstaff
Population - 5,130,632; # 20th, 12/2000
Statehood - February 14, 1912 , 48th State
Origin of Name - Spanish interpretation of "arizuma," an
Aztec Indian word meaning "silver-bearing."
Also based on Pima Indian word "arizonac" for "little spring place."
Nickname - The
Grand Canyon State
State Flag - Adopted in 1917
The 13 rays of red and gold on the top half of the flag represent
both the 13 original colonies
of the Union, and the rays of the Western setting sun. Red and
gold were also the colors carried by
Coronado's Spanish expedition in search of the Seven Cities of
Cibola in 1540. The bottom half of the
flag has the same Liberty blue as the United States flag. Since
Arizona was the largest producer of
copper in the nation, a copper star was placed in the flag's center.
Motto - Ditat Deus / God enriches
Song - Arizona
State Bird - Cactus Wren
State Flower - Saguaro cactus blossom / Carnegiea gigantea
State Tree - Yellow Palo verde / Parkinsonia (Cercidium)
microphyllum
Main Rivers - Colorado River
Highest Point - 12,633 feet, 12th Humphreys Peak
Lowest Point: Colorado River; 70 feet, 27th
Bordering States - California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico,
Utah
Bordering Country - Mexico
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