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The history of US State of Arizona (AZ)

Arizona (AZ) is also known as the Grand Canyon State. The name Arizona is uncertain. Perhaps comes from the O'odham Indian word for "little spring". The date of admission to the Union was on February 14, 1912 out of Arizona Territory. It is the 48th state to joining the other constituent entities. The motto of the state is: Ditat Deus (God enriches).

Geographic facts about Arizona (AZ)

The total size of this US State is about 113,99 square miles. Therefore Arizona ranks in 6th place among all other US States in terms of land area. Actually 113,595 square miles are covered by land and 396 square miles are covered by water. The mean elevation is 4,1 feet. Arizona's highest point is Humphreys Peak with a height of 12,633 feet. The lowest place is Colorado River, which is 70 feet. Its geographic center can be found in Yavapai County, 55 miles east-southeast of Prescott. Arizona is bordered by the following states: California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah.

Population and people of Arizona (AZ)

In 2015, 6,828,065 people lived in Arizona. The most people live in the capital Phoenix. The residents are called Arizonan, Arizonian.

Industry and Agriculture of Arizona (AZ)

Arizona is known for these industries: Copper and other mining, electric equipment, transportation equipment, machinery, printing and publishing, food processing, electronics, tourism. Arizona is significant producer of agricultural products, including Cattle, cotton, dairy products, lettuce, nursery stock, hay.

Arizona is part of the region known as the Western United States.

As reported by the Census Bureau the Western United States generally described as the American West, the Far West, or simply the West is one of the four geographical defined regions.

The area includes the westernmost states of the United States. It is the biggest region of the country, accounting for more than half the land area of the United States.

Because of the large size and diversity, smaller areas with more closely shared demographics and geography have developed as sub-regions. The Census Bureau has split the region into these sub-regions including the Mountain States of Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Idaho, Utah, Arizona, and Nevada and the Pacific States of Washington, Oregon, California, Alaska, and Hawaii.

Silicon Valley, the Science and Industrial Park, is the place to find many of the world's largest high-tech businesses, and thousands of start-up companies are situated in California. That's the reason this region has become the most populous state and one of the top 10 economies in the world.