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Arizona

Capital	Phoenix
Population	5,130,632 Source: U.S. Census Bureau GCT-PH1-R. Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density (geographies ranked by total population): 2000 Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data
Governor	Janet Napolitano (D, to January 2011)
Entered the Union	February 14, 1912 as the 48th state
Motto	Ditat Deus (God Enriches)
Nickname	The Grand Canyon state
Flower	Flower of the saguaro cactus
Bird	Cactus Wren
Song	"Arizona March Song"
Professional Sports Teams (sports listing policy)	Phoenix Suns (Men's Basketball); Phoenix Coyotes (Hockey); Arizona Cardinals (Football); Arizona Diamondbacks (Major League Baseball), Phoenix Mercury (Women's Professional Basketball)
Origin of Name	From the Native American word "Arizonac," meaning "little spring" or "young spring"
Major Industries	Manufacturing, Agriculture, Copper
Historical Sites	Tombstone, site of the famous shootout at the O.K. Corral ; Prescott, the first territorial capital of Arizona ; the Yuma Crossing, first used in the 1600s by Spanish traveling to California
Points of Interest	The Grand Canyon, the Petrified Forest, the Hoover Dam, Monument Valley
Bordering States	Arizona borders California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico. It also borders Mexico.
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Follow these links to read articles about Arizona from Encyclopedias and Almanacs:

• Encarta Concise Encyclopedia
• Columbia Encyclopedia
• Information Please Almanac

• Arizona @ Your Service: Official Web Site of the State of Arizona
  http://www.az.gov/webapp/portal/
  This is the official website for the State of Arizona.
• Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records
  http://www.dlapr.lib.az.us/
  Here is the homepage for the Arizona State Library Agency.
• Arizona Historical Society
  http://www.ahs.state.az.us/
  Here is the homepage for the Arizona State Historical Society.
• Arizona State Museum at The University of Arizona.
  http://www.statemuseum.arizona.edu/
  Here is the homepage for the Arizona State Museum.
• Arizona History and Archives Division
  http://www.dlapr.lib.az.us/archives/
  Here is the homepage for the Arizona State Archives.
• Arizona State Parks
  http://www.pr.state.az.us/
  Here is the homepage for Arizona State Parks.
• Arizona Guide: the Official Website of the Arizona Office of Tourism
  http://www.arizonaguide.com/home.asp
  Here is the official state tourism website for Arizona.
• Arizona Secretary of State Kids' Page
  http://azsos.gov/public_services/kids/
  Here's an official state site with information about Arizona for kids!

• 50states.com: Arizona
  http://www.50states.com/arizona.htm
  The site provides a wealth of information about Arizona. It includes everything from the highest point to county profile to climate.
• Things To Do in Arizona
  http://www.thingstodo.com/states/AZ/index.htm
  ThingsToDo.com is an online guide to information about Arizona's entertainment, recreation, and travel, and includes the state's interesting facts, famous people, and special events.
• Roadside America: Arizona Attractions
  http://www.roadsideamerica.com/map/az.html
  Roadside America describes itself as an online guide to offbeat attractions. This site offers reviews of "weird sites along the highway" in Arizona.
• Images of the Southwest
  http://dizzy.library.arizona.edu/images/library-images.html
  Visit this virtual art gallery from the University of Arizona Library to view photos and learn about the cultural heritage of the Southwestern U.S.
• FedStats: MapStat: United States: Arizona
  http://www.fedstats.gov/qf/states/04000.html
  Fast access to statistics from more than 100 federal agencies on "economic and population trends, crime, education, health care, aviation safety, energy use, farm production and more" in Arizona.

• Arizona has the largest Native American population of any state. More than 14 tribes are represented on 20 reservations, including part of the Navajo Nation, which is located in the Four Corners region of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah.
• Arizona is full of beautiful natural attractions like the Grand Canyon and the Petrified Forest. But did you know that Arizona's tourist attractions also include the old London Bridge, brought over from London and reconstructed in Lake Havasu City? (They built another one in London, of course!)
• Monument Valley, with its stunning sandstone formations, has long been a favorite place of movie directors. Many popular Western movies were filmed there.
• When you travel on the Grand Canyon Railway, you can experience a staged train robbery in true Old West style!

• Cesar Chavez, labor leader
• Geronimo, Apache chief
• Zane Grey, author of many popular Western novels
• Helen Hull Jacobs, tennis champion, writer
• Linda Ronstadt, country-western singer