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Arizona State Facts & Information

The Grand Canyon State

Date Admitted:Feb. 14, 1912
State Capital:Phoenix
Admission to U.S.:Forty-eighth State
Flag Adopted:1917
State Motto:"God Enriches"
Nickname:Grand Canyon State
Area:114,006 square miles
Highest Point:Humphreys Peak - 12,633 feet (3,581 m) above sea level
State Song:"Arizona March Song"
State Flower:Saguaro Cactus
State Tree:Palo Verde
State Bird:Cactus Wren
State Mammal:Ringtail
State Reptile:Arizona Ridgenose Rattlesnake
State Fish:Arizona trout
State Insect:Two-tailed Swallowtail
State Fossil:Petrified wood
State Gemstone:Turquoise