Date Admitted: | Feb. 14, 1912 |
State Capital: | Phoenix |
Admission to U.S.: | Forty-eighth State |
Flag Adopted: | 1917 |
State Motto: | "God Enriches" |
Nickname: | Grand Canyon State |
Area: | 114,006 square miles |
Highest Point: | Humphreys Peak - 12,633 feet (3,581 m) above sea level |
State Song: | "Arizona March Song" |
State Flower: | Saguaro Cactus |
State Tree: | Palo Verde |
State Bird: | Cactus Wren |
State Mammal: | Ringtail |
State Reptile: | Arizona Ridgenose Rattlesnake |
State Fish: | Arizona trout |
State Insect: | Two-tailed Swallowtail |
State Fossil: | Petrified wood |
State Gemstone: | Turquoise |
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