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'''Arizona''', the forty-eighth state to enter into the union, is also known as the Grand Canyon State. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix.
'''Arizona''', the forty-eighth state to enter into the union, is also known as the Grand Canyon State. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix.
== Geography & Population ==
*The state is bordered by the [[Pacific Ocean]] and by these states: [[California]], [[Nevada]], [[Utah]], [[Colorado]], and [[New Mexico]].
*Total Land Area: 113,635 square miles
*Highest Elevation: 12,633 ft (Humphreys Peak)
*Population (in 2005): 5,939,292
*Most populated cities in Arizona:
:[[Phoenix]], Population: 1,321,045
:[[Tucson]], Population: 486,699
:Mesa, Population: 396,375
:Glendale, Population: 218,812
:Scottsdale, Population: 202,705 <ref> http://www.theus50.com/arizona/cities.php </ref>
Arizona has a large population of people of [[Native American]] descent. The Indian tribes who inhabited the land that is now Arizona include the [[Apache]], [[Navajo]], [[Mojave]] and [[Yavapai]]. <ref> http://www.theus50.com/arizona/history.shtml </ref>
== Notable Arizonans ==
== Notable Arizonans ==
*Alice Cooper (Rock Star)
*Alice Cooper (Rock Star)
==References==
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[[Category:US state]]
[[Category:US state]]