Oklahoma
Became a state: November 16, 1907 (46th state)
Area: 69,960 sq mi (ranked 20th in size)
Population: 3,450,654 (ranked 27th in population)
Capital: Oklahoma City
Largest City: Oklahoma City(population 541,500)
Bordering States: Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico, Texas
Origin of state name: Oklahoma is based on Choctaw Indian words which translate as red people (okla meaning "people" and humma meaning "red").
State Nickname: The Sooner State
State Bird: Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher
State Flower: Oklahoma Rose
State Tree: Redbud
Trivia: Will Rogers was born on a large ranch in the Cherokee Nation that is today Oologah, Oklahoma. Rogers became a nationally known cowboy as the star of radio programs, Broadway plays, 71 movies in the 1920s and ‘30’s. He was also a featured columnist, writing more than 4,000 syndicated articles.
Abbreviation: OK
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