Califoria

State Abbreviation - CA
State Capital - Sacramento
Other Notable Cities - Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco
Area - 163,707 square miles [California is the 3rd biggest state in the USA - only Alaska and Texas are bigger]
Population - 33,871,648 (as of 2000) [California is the most populous state in the USA]
Name for Residents - Californians
Major Industries - agriculture (many, many products), oil, mining, electronics, movie making/entertainment, and tourism

Presidential Birthplace - Richard Milhous Nixon was born in Yorba Linda on January 9, 1913 (he was the 37th US President, serving from 1969 to 1974).

Main Rivers - Sacramento River, Colorado River, San Joaquin River
Highest Point - Mt. Whitney, 14,495 feet (4,418 m) above sea level
Lowest Point - Death Valley, 282 feet (86 m) below sea level [this is the lowest point in the Western Hemisphere]
Number of Counties - 58
Bordering States - Oregon, Nevada, Arizona
Bordering Country - Mexico
Bordering Body of Water - Pacific Ocean

Origin of the Name California - The name California comes from a mythical Spanish island ruled by a queen called Califia that was featured in a Spanish romance ("Las Sergas de Esplandian") written by Garcia Ordonez de Montalvo in 1510. The Spanish explorers originally thought that California was an island.
State Nickname - The Golden State
State Motto - Eureka (I have found it)
State Song - "I Love You, California"



State Bird



California valley quail


(Lophortyx californica) State Mammal



Grizzly bear State Marine Mammal



Gray whale State Reptile



Desert tortoise


State Insect

California dogface butterfly

State Fish

Golden trout State Marine Fish


Garibaldi


State Flower



California Poppy


(Eschscholzia californica)

Arkansas

3 little Rock is the capital of Arkansas.2 Little Rock was named by the early french explorers.3 The population of Arkansas is 2,889,450.     4 Arkansas became a state on June 15, 1836. It was the 25th state admitted to the United States.




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The Arkansas state tree is the pine tree.

The  is the mockingbird state bird of Arkansas.

The state flower of Arkansas is the Apple Blossom.

Arkansas’s state motto is The People Rule.

Arizona

Capital City: Phoenix
Nickname: Grand Canyon State
Motto: Ditat Deus (God enriches)
Statehood: February 14, 1912 (48th)
Origin of State's: Name: Spanish interpretation of "arizuma," an Aztec Native of American word meaning "silver-bearing."Also based on Pima  Native of American  word "arizonac" for "little spring place."
Largest Cities: Phoenix, Tucson, Mesa, Glendale, Scottsdale
Border States: California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah
Land Area: 113,642 sq. mi., 6th largest
State Bird: Cactus Wren
State Flower: Saguaro cactus blossom (carnegiea gigantea)
State Tree: Palo verde (cercidium)
State Song: Arizona

Alaska

The capital city of Alaska is Juneau



Eight stars of gold on a field of blue -
Alaska's flag. May it mean to you
The blue of the sea, the evening sky,
The mountain lakes, and the flow'rs nearby;
The gold of the early sourdough's dreams,
The precious gold of the hills and streams;
The brilliant stars in the northern sky,
The "Bear" - the "Dipper" - and, shining high,
The great North Star with its steady light,
Over land and sea a beacon bright.
Alaska's flag - to Alaskans dear,
The simple flag of a last frontier.

586,400 Square Miles

Purchased from Russia in 1867 for under 2 cents an acre.

State Motto: North to the future.

State Flower: Forget-me-not.
The plant grows well in most of Alaska's varied climate.

State Bird: Alaska Willow Ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus alascensis Swarth)
It can change it's color from light brown to snow white. The willow ptarmigan was named Alaska's state bird in 1955.

Alabama

it touches Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, Tennessee Alabama gets its name from a river and the Native American tribe who lived near this state. The tribe was called the Alabama or Alabamee Alabama Native Americans, in 1541, was made by Hernando de Soto, a Spanish explorer. the Trail of Tears was The forced movement of the Native American tribes away from their homes. Cotton was a major crop in early Alabama history.  state bird is a yellowhamer , Camellia is the state flower ,

My Grandpa lived there