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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 12 December 2024. U.S. state This article is about the U.S. state. For other uses, see Arizona (disambiguation). State in the United States Arizona State Flag Seal Nicknames: The Grand Canyon State; The Copper State; The Valentine State Motto: Ditat Deus ('God enriches') Anthem: "The Arizona March Song ...
Arizona is also one of the Four Corners states and is diagonally adjacent to Colorado. Arizona has a total area of 113,998 square miles (295,253 km 2), making it the sixth largest U.S. state. [1] Of this area, just 0.3% consists of water, which makes Arizona the state with the second lowest percentage of water area (New Mexico is the lowest at ...
The government of Arizona consists of the executive, judiciary, and legislature of Arizona as established by the Arizona Constitution. The executive is composed of the Governor , several other statewide elected officials, and the Governor's cabinet.
Arizona is at the center of the political universe, with competitive races for president, Senate and House, plus a likely abortion measure on the 2024 ballot.
As of the 2022 Academic Ranking of World Universities, the School of Geography at the University of Arizona ranks 6th in the U.S. and 39th in the world. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The school's research centers have contributed to global climate change adaption interventions and policy, [ 5 ] including the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC ...
The Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix (2021). Members of the Arizona Legislature are elected from 30 districts, each of which elect one senator and two representatives.Members of both chambers serve two-year terms.
Arizona is located in the Southwestern United States and it is noted for its desert climate, exceptionally hot summers, and mild winters, but the high country in the north features pine forests and mountain ranges with cooler and wetter weather than the lower deserts.
Four counties (Mohave, Pima, Yavapai and Yuma) were created in 1864 following the organization of the Arizona Territory in 1862. The now defunct Pah-Ute County was split from Mohave County in 1865, but merged back in 1871. All but La Paz County were created by the time Arizona was granted statehood in 1912.