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State:	Arizona
Abbreviation:	AZ
Capital:	Phoenix
Largest City:	Phoenix
Population:	5130632
Land-Square Miles:	113,642
Land-Square Miles Rank:	6
Highest Point:	Humphreys Peak, 12,633 ft.
Governor of Arizona:	Janet Napolitano
Political Party:	Democrat
Seat Up:	2010
Entered Union:	February 14, 1912
State Number:	48th
State Motto:	God Enriches (Ditat Deus)
State Nickname:	The Grand Canyon State
State Flower:	Saguaro Cactus Blossom
StateFlower2:	Carnegiea gigantea
State Bird:	Cactus Wren
State Song:	Arizona
Sports Team:	Phoenix Suns (Men's Basketball); Phoenix Coyotes (Hockey); Arizona Cardinals (Football)Arizona Diamondbacks (Major League Baseball), Phoenix Mercury (Women's Professional Basketball)
Origin Of The State Name:	From the Native American word "Arizonac," meaning "little spring" or "young spring"
Major Industries:	Manufacturing, Agriculture and 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:	California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico and Mexico