Tag: Arizona

The state of Arizona (AZ) is located in the southwest of the United States. Arizona is nicknamed the Grand Canyon State. With a size of 295,254 km² and the capital Phoenix, Arizona is home to approx. 6.5 million inhabitants. In 1848 Arizona was ceded by Mexico to the United States and on February 14, 1912 […]

Phoenix Phoenix, capital of Arizona, USA; 1.4 million residents (2010). The metropolitan area has 4.2 mill. The city, located in an irrigated valley, the Valley of the Sun, in central Arizona, has more than doubled its population since World War II and is now the eighth largest city in the United States. The growth has […]