| OKLAHOMA
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| TULSA |
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| AREA |
(land) 68,667 sq miles (water) 1,224 sq miles (TOTAL) 69,891 sq miles
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| CAPITAL |
Oklahoma City |
| FAMOUS DATES
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Organised as territory: May 2, 1890, Entered Union (rank): Nov.16, 1907(46), Present Constitution adopted : 1907 |
| LOCATION
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35.467N, 097.513W |
| MEAN ELEVATION
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(average) 1,312 feet |
| HIGHEST
POINT |
Black Mesa; 4,973 feet, 23rd |
| LOWEST
POINT |
Little River; 287 feet, 34th |
| COUNTIES |
77 |
| COASTLINE |
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| GEOGRAPHIC CENTER |
approximately 8 miles directly north of Oklahoma City |
| STATE FOSSIL
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| STATE GRASS
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indiangrass |
| STATE REPTILE
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Mountain boomer lizard (1969) |
| STATE ROCK
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| STATE GEMSTONE
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Rose rock (barite rose) (1968) |
| STATE FLAG
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The Oklahoma state flag honors more than 60 groups of Native Americans and their ancestors. The blue field comes from a flag carried by Choctaw soldiers during the civil war. The center shield is the battle shield of an Osage warrior. It is made of buffalo hide and decorated with eagle feathers. Two symbols of peace lie across the shield. One is the calumet, or peace pipe. The other is an olive branch. Crosses on the shield are Native American signs for stars, representing high ideals |
| STATE COLORS
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Green & white (1915) |
| STATE SEAL
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| STATE SLOGAN
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Like The Play, Only No Singing |
| STATE
MOTTO
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Labor omnia vincit Labor conquers all things |
| STATE SONG
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Oklahoma |
| STATE TREE
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Redbud Cercis canadensis |
| STATE BIRD
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Scissor-tailed Flycatcher |
| STATE ANIMAL
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Bison(1972) |
| STATE FISH
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White or sand bass |
| STATE METAL
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| STATE NICKNAMES
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Sooner State |
| STATE FLOWER
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Mistletoe Phoradendron serotinum |
| BORDERING
STATES
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Arkansas Colorado Kansas Missouri New Mexico Texas |
