Arizona
Date of Statehood:  February 14, 1912
Motto:  God Enriches
Capital:  Phoenix
Population:  5,130,632
Nickname:  The Grand Canyon State
Song:  Arizona
Flag:  The Arizona flag was adopted in 1917
Flower:  Saguaro (giant cactus)
Tree:  Palo Verde
Bird:  Cactus Wren
Famous People:  Kerri Strugg; Barry Goldwater
Chief Products:  Beef Cattle, copper
Fun Facts:  In Arizona, it is against the law for donkeys to sleep in bathtubs. The amount of copper on the roof of the Capitol building is equivalent to 4,800,000 pennies.

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