Arizona is a state in the Southwestern United States. It is the 6th largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix.
Arizona is part of the Four Corners region with Utah to the north, Colorado to the northeast, and New Mexico to the east; its other neighboring states are Nevada to the northwest, California to the west and the Mexican states of Sonora and Baja California to the south and southwest.
Arizona is the 48th state and last of the contiguous states to be admitted to the Union, achieving statehood on February 14, 1912.
Historically part of the territory of Alta California in New Spain, it became part of independent Mexico in 1821. After being defeated in the Mexican–American War, Mexico ceded much of this territory to the United States in 1848.
The southernmost portion of the state was acquired in 1853 through the Gadsden Purchase.
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Arizona’s population as 7,151,502 in the 2020 census
The state’s name appears to originate from a Spanish name, Arizonac, derived from the O’odham name alĭ ṣonak, meaning “small spring”
Arizona became a part of the U.S. after the country won the American-Mexican war in 1848
Arizona joined the union as the 48th state
Arizona capital and largest city is Phoenix.
Arizona is home of the Grand Canyon National Park.
A person from Arizona is called an Arizonan.
Arizona is the nation’s sixth largest state in area
Arizona is the largest copper producing state in the Union.
Petrified wood is the official state fossil
The colors blue and gold are the official state colors.
The Arizona trout is found only in the Arizona.
The ringtail is the official state mammal.
The Arizona tree frog is the state official amphibian.
The cactus wren is the official state bird.
Turquoise is the official state gemstone
Humphreys Peak at 12,633 feet is the highest point in Arizona
27% of Arizona is forest
There are 13 species of rattlesnake in Arizona
Arizona is home of 27 federally recognized Native American tribes,
The world’s largest stand of ponderosa pine trees is in Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona is the hottest city in the U.S
Arizona is home to one of the most well-preserved meteorite impact sites in the world. The Barringer Meteorite Crater
Arizona is one of two U.S. states, along with Hawaii, that does not observe Daylight Saving Time,
Arizona’s all-time record high is 128 °F (53 °C) recorded at Lake Havasu City
Arizona’s all-time record low of −40 °F (−40 °C) was recorded at Hawley Lake
Arizona is home to the largest number of speakers of Native American languages in the 48 contiguous states,
Arizona is served by three public universities: The University of Arizona, Arizona State University, and Northern Arizona University
Arizona is home to several stops on the PGA Tour, most notably the Phoenix Open, held at the TPC of Scottsdale
State Farm Stadium hosted Super Bowl XLII and Super Bowl XLIX
The largest Native American Reservation – the Navajo Nation — is in Arizona. It has an area of 17,544,500 acres
The Gila monster lives In Arizona desert. Gila monsters are the largest lizards native to the United States.
Arizona is the first of the three states with official state neckwear: the bola tie.
Arizona scout companies served with the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War
Arizona was the site of German prisoner of war camps during World War II and Japanese American internment camps
Three ships named USS Arizona have been christened in honor of the state
Arizona is in the Southwestern United States as one of the Four Corners states.
Arizona is one of five states that do not have a lieutenant governor.
Arizona has had four female governors, more than any other state.
Arizona is divided into 15 counties
The Davis-Monthan Airforce Boneyard in Tucson boasts of being the world’s largest airplane boneyard.
The original London Bridge was shipped stone-by-stone and reconstructed in Lake Havasu City.
Arizona’s official nickname is “The Grand Canyon State.”
AZ is the Two-letter Abbreviation and Ariz. is the Traditional Abbreviation for the State of Arizona.
Its five bordering states are Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, California, Colorado
Arizona is one of the four corner states. Other three being New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah.
The largest reservoir in the U.S. – Lake Mead – was created after the completion of the Hoover Dam on May 29, 1935.
Pluto was discovered by Clyde Tombaugh at Lowell Observatory at Flagstaff on February 18, 1930.
The Sonora desert is the only place where the saguaro cactus grows.
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