• Arizona

State Facts

Full Name

State of Arizona

Admitted to the Union (Rank)

February 14, 1912 (48th)

Population 2000 (Rank)

5,130,632 (20th)

Land Area (Rank)

113,635 square miles; 294,312 square kilometers (6th)

Capital

Phoenix

Postal Abbreviation

AZ

State Nickname

Grand Canyon State

Motto

Ditat deus (God endures)

Song

“Arizona March Song” (music by Margaret Rowe Clifford)

State Symbols

• Flower: Saguaro cactus blossom
• Tree: Palo verde
• Bird: Cactus wren
• Gem: Turquoise
• Stone: Petrified wood
• Reptile: Arizona ridgenose rattlesnake
• Amphibian: Arizona tree frog

Economy

• Agriculture:
  • Cattle,
  • cotton,
  • dairy products,
  • lettuce,
  • nursery stock,
  • hay
• Industry:
  • Petroleum and natural gas,
  • gold and other mining,
  • food processing,
  • lumber and wood products,
  • tourism