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State of Arizona |
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Anthem: "The Arizona March Song" and "Arizona" |
Map of the United States with Arizona highlighted |
Country | United States |
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Before statehood | Arizona Territory |
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Admitted to the Union | February 14, 1912; 111 years ago (1912-02-14) (48th) |
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Capital (and largest city) | Phoenix |
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Largest metro | Phoenix |
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• Governor | Katie Hobbs (D) |
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• Secretary of State | Adrian Fontes (D) |
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Legislature | Arizona Legislature |
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• Upper house | Senate |
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• Lower house | House of Representatives |
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U.S. senators | Kyrsten Sinema (I) Mark Kelly (D) |
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U.S. House delegation | 6 Republicans 3 Democrats (list) |
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• Total | 113,990 sq mi (295,234 km2) |
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• Rank | 6th |
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Elevation | 4,100 ft (1,250 m) |
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Highest elevation | 12,637 ft (3,852 m) |
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Lowest elevation | 72 ft (22 m) |
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• Total | 7,151,502 |
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• Rank | 14th |
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• Density | 57/sq mi (22/km2) |
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• Rank | 33rd |
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• Median household income | $61,500 |
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• Income rank | 28th |
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• Official language | English |
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• Spoken language | As of 2010- English 74.1%
- Spanish 19.5%
- Navajo 1.9%
- Other 4.5%
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Most of state | UTC−07:00 (Mountain) |
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Navajo Nation | UTC−07:00 (Mountain) |
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• Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
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USPS abbreviation | AZ |
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ISO 3166 code | US-AZ |
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Trad. abbreviation | Ariz. |
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Latitude | 31°20′ N to 37° N |
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Longitude | 109°03′ W to 114°49′ W |
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Website | az.gov |
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Arizona is a state in the United States of America. It is considered part of the Southwestern United States and is bordered by New Mexico to the east, Utah to the north, Nevada to the northwest, California to the west, its northeast corner touches part of Colorado, this area is known as the Four Corners. To the south of Arizona is the country Mexico with which it shares a border of 389 miles (626 km). The state is called the "Grand Canyon State" and the "Copper State" as it is the home of the Grand Canyon and has produced large amounts of copper from its mineral deposits.