State of Oklahoma
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| Nickname(s): Sooner State; Land of the Red Man; Native America | |||||
| Motto(s): Labor omnia vincit (Latin: Work conquers all) | |||||
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| Official language |
English (Cherokee official within Cherokee Nation and UKB) |
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| Demonym | Oklahoman; Okie (colloq.) | ||||
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Capital (and largest city) |
Oklahoma City | ||||
| Largest metro | Oklahoma City-Shawnee | ||||
| Area | Ranked 20th | ||||
| • Total | 69,899 sq mi (181,295 km2) |
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| • Width | 230 miles (450 km) | ||||
| • Length | 465 miles (750 km) | ||||
| • % water | 1.8 | ||||
| • Latitude | 33°37' N to 37° N | ||||
| • Longitude | 94° 26' W to 103° W | ||||
| Population | Ranked 28th | ||||
| • Total | 3,923,561 (2016 est) | ||||
| • Density | 55.2/sq mi (21.3/km2) Ranked 35th |
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| Elevation | |||||
| • Highest point |
Black Mesa 4,975 ft (1516 m) |
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| • Mean | 1,300 ft (400 m) | ||||
| • Lowest point |
Little River at Arkansas border 289 ft (88 m) |
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| Before statehood | Oklahoma Territory/Indian territory | ||||
| Admission to Union | November 16, 1907 (46th) | ||||
| Governor | Mary Fallin (R) | ||||
| Lieutenant Governor | Todd Lamb (R) | ||||
| Legislature | Oklahoma Legislature | ||||
| • Upper house | Senate | ||||
| • Lower house | House of Representatives | ||||
| U.S. Senators |
Jim Inhofe (R) James Lankford (R) |
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| U.S. House delegation | 5 Republicans (list) | ||||
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| • all of the state (legally) | Central: UTC -6/-5 | ||||
| • Kenton (informally) | Mountain: UTC -7/-6 | ||||
| ISO 3166 | US-OK | ||||
| Abbreviations | OK, Okla. | ||||
| Website | www |
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| Oklahoma state symbols | |
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The Flag of Oklahoma
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The Seal of Oklahoma
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| Amphibian | Bullfrog |
| Bird | Scissor-tailed Flycatcher |
| Fish | White Bass |
| Flower | Oklahoma Rose |
| Grass | Indian Grass |
| Insect | European honey bee |
| Mammal | American Bison (State symbol) |
| Reptile | Collared Lizard |
| Tree | Redbud |
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| Colors | White and green (vice versa) |
| Dinosaur | Acrocanthosaurus |
| Folk dance | Square dance |
| Fossil | Saurophaganax |
| Motto | Labor omnia vincit |
| Nickname | The Sooner State |
| Rock | Rose Rock |
| Soil | Port Silt Loam |
| Song | "Oklahoma!" |
| Tartan | Oklahoma Tartan |
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English
Oklahoma (
i/ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə/;Cherokee: Asgaya gigageyi / ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎩᎦᎨᏱ; or transliterated from English as ᎣᎦᎳᎰᎹ (òɡàlàhoma), Pawnee: Uukuhuúwa,Cayuga: Gahnawiyoˀgeh) is a state located in the South Central United States. Oklahoma is the 20th-most extensive and the 28th-most populous of the 50 United States. The state's name is derived from the Choctaw words okla and humma, meaning "red people". It is also known informally by its nickname, The Sooner State, in reference to the non-Native settlers who staked their claims on the choicest pieces of land before the official opening date, and the Indian Appropriations Act of 1889, which opened the door for white settlement in America's Indian Territory. The name was settled upon statehood, Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory were merged and Indian was dropped from the name. On November 16, 1907, Oklahoma became the 46th state to enter the union. Its residents are known as Oklahomans, or informally "Okies", and its capital and largest city is Oklahoma City.
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