AZArizona
Grand Canyon State · Capital: Phoenix · West (Southwest)
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Capital
Phoenix
Largest city
Phoenix
Population
5–10 million
Area rank
#6 of 50
Admitted
1912
Time zone
Mountain Time
Region
West
Letters
7
Bordering states: California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico.
4 fun facts about Arizona
- The Grand Canyon is so deep that an average of five layers of New York's Empire State Building could fit inside it.
- Arizona does not observe Daylight Saving Time (except on the Navajo Nation in the northeast).
- Phoenix is the 5th most populous city in the US — and the only state capital with over 1.5 million residents.
- The state flag features a copper star representing Arizona being the largest copper producer in the US.
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