# Arizona

| Arizona |
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| State |
| State of Arizona |
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| Eik-name(s): The Grand Canyon State; The Copper State; The Valentine State |
| Motto(s): Ditat Deus (God enriches) |
| Anthem: "The Arizona March Song" an "Arizona" |
| Map o the Unitit States wi Arizona hielichted |
| Kintra | Unitit States |
| Afore stateheid | Arizona Territory |
| Admittit tae the Union | 14 Februar 1912 (48t) |
| Caipital (an lairgest ceety) | Phoenix |
| Lairgest ceety | caipital |
| Lairgest metro | Greater Phoenix |
| Govrenment |
|  • Govrenor | Doug Ducey (R) |
|  • Secretar o State | Katie Hobbs (D) |
| Legislatur | Arizona Legislatur |
|  • Upper hoose | Senate |
|  • Lawer hoose | Hoose o Representatives |
| Judiciar | Arizona Supreme Coort |
| U.S. senators | Kyrsten Sinema (D) Martha McSally (R) |
| U.S. Hoose delegation | 5 Democrats 4 Republicans (leet) |
| Area |
|  • Total | 295,234 km2 (113,990 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 6t |
| Dimensions |
|  • Length | 645 km (400 mi) |
|  • Width | 500 km (310 mi) |
| Elevation | 1250 m (4,100 ft) |
| Highest elevation (Humphreys Peak) | 3852 m (12,637 ft) |
| Lowest elevation (Colorado River at the Sonora mairch) | 22 m (72 ft) |
| Population (2019) |
|  • Total | 7,278,717 |
|  • Rank | 14t |
|  • Density | 22/km2 (57/sq mi) |
|  • Density rank | 33rd |
|  • Median hooseaud income | $56581 |
|  • Income rank | 29t |
| Demonym(s) | Arizonan |
| Leid |
|  • Offeecial leid | Inglis |
|  • Spoken leid | As o 2010* Inglis 74.1%
* Spaingie 19.5%
* Navajo 1.9%
* Ither 4.5%
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| Time zones |
| Maist o state | UTC−07:00 (Muntain) |
| Navajo Nation | UTC−07:00 (Muntain) |
|  • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| USPS abbreviation | AZ |
| ISO 3166 code | US-AZ |
| Trad. abbreviation | Ariz. |
| Latitude | 31°20′ N to 37° N |
| Longitude | 109°03′ W to 114°49′ W |
| Website | az.gov |

**Arizona** (i/ˌærᵻˈzoʊnə/; Navajo: *Hoozdo Hahoodzo* [xòːztò xɑ̀xòːtsò]; O'odham: *Alĭ ṣonak* [ˡaɺi ˡʂonak]) is a U.S. state in the soothwastren region o the Unitit States. It is an aw pairt o the Wastren an the Moontain states. It is the saxt lairgest an the 14t maist populous o the 50 states. Its caipital an lairgest ceety is Phoenix. Arizona is ane o the Fower Corners states. Arizona is mairchit bi New Mexico tae the east, Utah tae the north, Nevada an Californie tae the wast, an Mexico tae the sooth, as weel as the soothwastren corner o Colorado. Arizona's mairch wi Mexico is 389 mile (626 km) lang, on the northren border o the Mexican states o Sonora an Baja California.

Arizona is the 48t state an last o the contiguous states ae be admittit tae the Union, achievin stateheid on 14 Februar 1912, coincidin wi Valentine's Day. Historically pairt o the territory o *Alta California* in New Spain, it becam pairt o independent Mexico in 1821. Efter bein defeatit in the Mexican–American War, Mexico cedit muckle o this territory tae the Unitit States in 1848. The soothrenmost portion o the state wis acquired in 1853 throu the Gadsden Purchase.

Soothren Arizona is kent for its desert climate, wi verra het simmers an mild winters. Northren Arizona featurs forests o pine, Douglas fir, an spruce trees; the Colorado Plateau; some moontain ranges (sic as the San Francisco Moontains); as weel as lairge, deep canyons, wi muckle mair moderate simmer temperaturs an signeeficant winter snawfaws. Thare are ski resorts in the auries o Flagstaff, Alpine, an Tucson. In addeetion tae the Grand Canyon Naitional Pairk, thare are several national forests, naitional pairks, an naitional monuments.

Aboot ane-quarter o the state is made up o Indie reservations that serve as the hame o 27 federally recognised Native American tribes, includin the Navajo Naition, the lairgest in the state an the Unitit States, wi mair nor 300,000 ceetizens. Awtho federal law gae aw Native Americans the richt tae vote in 1924, Arizona excludit thae leevin on reservations frae votin till its state Supreme Coort ruled in 1948 in favour o Native American plaintiffs.

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