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- Year of Admission: 1912
- Order of Admission: 48th
- Date of Current State Constitution: 1912
- Capital: Phoenix
- Population: 4,555,000 (1997)
- Land Area: 113,642 sq. mi.
- Population Density: 37.1 people per sq. mi.
- Nickname: Grand Canyon State
- Motto: Ditat Deus (God enriches)
- Government Configuration: Bicameral legislature
- Houses: 2
- Number of State Senators: 30
- Number of State Representatives: 60
- Number of Representatives In U.S. Congress: 6
- Main Industries: Manufacturing, tourism, mining, agriculture, construction
- Major Natural Resources: water, copper, sand, gravel, gold, petroleum, pumice, silver, stone, uranium, coal