ARIZONA 
Arizona Department of Education
Arizona Biosphere 2 Center
Arizona Family.Com
Arizona Game and Fish
Arizona Highways
The Arizona Republic
Arizona Daily Star - Tucson
Arizona State Government
Arizona State Parks (29 total)
Arizona Tourist Bureau
Phoenix, Arizona
Arizona Science Center
Arizona National Parks and Tourist Guide, The American Southwest
Arizona Newspapers
Saguaros - More Facts about Saguaros
- - Life cycle 200+ years
- - Record height: 78'
- - Span: 12'+
- - Weight: 10 tons+
- - Takes 75 years to grow an arm.
- - Water Intake: 200 gallons absorbed during a single rainfall.
Some Facts About Arizona:
Arizona Average Elevation: 4,000 feet.
Area in Square Miles: 114,006 (295,275 sq km). 6th Largest State.
Average Precipitation in Phoenix: 7.64 inches
Best Rock Formations: Chiricahua National Monument, SE corner of Arizona.
Capital: Phoenix
Became a State: 48th state on Feb. 14, 1912
Highest Record Temperature: 127 Degrees: several stations on the Colorado River.
Largest Ski Resort: Sunrise Ski Resort, East-Central Arizona, near Pinetop.
Longest River: Colorado River, 688 miles in Arizona.
Lowest Point : Colorado River 70 ft.
Major Lakes: 30
Small Lakes: 200 (most are man made)
Motto: Ditat Deus - "God Enriches"
Nickname: Grand Canyon State
Population: 3,665,228 (1990)
State Amphibian: Arizona Tree Frog
State Bird: Cactus Wren
State Butterfly: Two-Tailed Swallowtail
State Colors: Blue & Old Gold
State Flower: Saguaro Cactus
State Fossil: Petrified Wood
State Gemstone: Turquoise
State Mammal: Ringtail Cat
State Mineral: Fire Agate
State Reptile: Arizona Ridgenose rattlesnake
State Song: Arizona (1919)
State Tree: Paloverde
Tallest Man-Made Fountain in the World: Fountain Hills
Tallest Mountain: Mt. Humphreys (Peak) 12,643 feet - By Flagstaff (Snow Bowl Ski Resort)
Three Deserts: Sonoran - Lowest & Hottest, Chihuahuan - Wettest, Mojave
Arizona leads the nation in copper production.
Arizona does not observe Daylight Savings Time.
Number of Counties: 15
Largest City: Phoenix
State Parks: 29
Major Industries: Mining (copper, molybdenum, gold, & silver), manufacturing, and tourism.
Arizona Top Agriculture Commodities
- - Cattle and Calves
- - Lettuce
- - Dairy Products
- - Cotton
- - Hay
Arizona Indian Tribes:
- - Ak-Chin Indian Community
- - Cocopah Indian Reservation
- - Colorado River Indian Tribes
- - Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation
- - Fort Mojave Indian Tribe
- - Fort Yuma-Quechan Tribe
- - Gila River Indian Community
- - Havasupai Indian Reservation
- - Hopi Tribe
- - Hualapai Tribe
- - Kaibab-Pauite Tribe
- - Navajo Nation
- - Pascua Yaqui Tribe
- - Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community
- - San Carlos Apache Reservation
- - San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe
- - Tohono O'odham Nation
- - Tonto Apache Tribe
- - White Mountain Apache Tribe
- - Yavapai-Apache Nation
- - Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe
