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Arizona: flag State seal of Arizona Arizona's state bird is the cactus wren. The blossom of the saguaro cactus is Arizona's state flower. Arizona Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument Tucson, Arizona Arizona United States: Southwest
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Facts

Also Known As Grand Canyon State
Capital Phoenix
Population1 (2020) 7,151,502; (2024 est.) 7,582,384
Governor Katie Hobbs (Democrat)
Date Of Admission February 14, 1912
U.S. Senators Mark Kelly (Democrat) • Ruben Gallego (Democrat)
State Nickname Grand Canyon State
State Motto "Ditat Deus (God Enriches)"
State Bird Coues’ cactus wren
State Flower saguaro cactus blossom
State Songs “Arizona March Song” • "Arizona"
Seats In U.S. House Of Representatives 9 (of 435)
Time Zone Mountain (GMT − 7 hours)
Total Area (Sq Km) 295,233
Total Area (Sq Mi) 113,990
1Excluding military abroad.

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Arizona: flag
State seal of Arizona
Arizona's state bird is the cactus wren.
The blossom of the saguaro cactus is Arizona's state flower.
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Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
Tucson, Arizona
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United States: Southwest
Physiographic regions of Arizona
Tour the butte escarpments and vegetative landscape of Arizona desert terrain
Travel down the Colorado River, through the Colorado Plateau, to behold Arizona's Grand Canyon
Learn how annual flowers survive harsh desert conditions and how cacti provide sustenance for wildlife
Behold Saguaro National Park plant life. such as the saguaro cactus, unique to the Sonoran Desert
The geologic history of the Grand Canyon
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