Outline of Arizona explained

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Arizona:

Arizona – sixth most extensive of the 50 states of the United States of America. Arizona is located in the Southwestern United States and it is noted for its desert climate, exceptionally hot summers, and mild winters, but the high country in the north features pine forests and mountain ranges with cooler and wetter weather than the lower deserts. On February 24, 1863, the United States created the Territory of Arizona. Arizona joined the Union as the 48th state on February 14, 1912.

General reference

Names
- Common name: Arizona
  - Pronunciation:
- Official name: State of Arizona
- Abbreviations and name codes
  - Postal symbol: AZ
  - ISO 3166-2 code: US-AZ
  - Internet second-level domain: .az.us
- Nicknames
  - Baby State (during the 47 years that Arizona was the newest state in the Union)
  - Copper State
  - Grand Canyon State (currently used on license plates)^[1] ^[2]
  - Sunset State^[1]
  - Valentine State (Arizona gained statehood on February 14, 1912)^[1]
Adjectival: Arizona
Demonyms
- Arizonan
- Arizonian

Geography of Arizona

Geography of Arizona
- Arizona is: a U.S. state, a federal state of the United States of America
- Location
- Population of Arizona: 7,151,502 (2020 U.S. Census^[3])
- Area of Arizona:
- Atlas of Arizona

Places in Arizona

Places in Arizona
- Cemeteries in Arizona
- Historic places in Arizona
- National Natural Landmarks in Arizona
- National Parks in Arizona
- State parks in Arizona

Environment of Arizona

Climate of Arizona
Superfund sites in Arizona
Wildlife of Arizona
- Fauna of Arizona
  - Birds of Arizona
  - Reptiles
    - Snakes of Arizona

Government and politics of Arizona

Politics of Arizona
- Form of government: U.S. state government
- United States congressional delegations from Arizona
- Arizona State Capitol
- Political party strength in Arizona

Branches of the government of Arizona

Government of Arizona

Executive branch of the government of Arizona

Governor of Arizona
State departments
- Arizona Department of Transportation

Legislative branch of the government of Arizona

Arizona Legislature (bicameral)
- Upper house: Arizona Senate
- Lower house: Arizona House of Representatives

Judicial branch of the government of Arizona

Courts of Arizona
- Supreme Court of Arizona

Law and order in Arizona

Law of Arizona
- Cannabis in Arizona
- Capital punishment in Arizona
  - Individuals executed in Arizona
- Constitution of Arizona
  - Crime in Arizona
- Gun laws in Arizona
- Law enforcement in Arizona
  - Law enforcement agencies in Arizona

Military in Arizona

Local government in Arizona

Local government in Arizona

History of Arizona

History of Arizona

History of Arizona, by period

Prehistory of Arizona
European colonization of Arizona
- Spanish period of Arizona, 1539–1821
  - Nueva Vizcaya, 1577–1733
    - Pimería Alta, 1687–1733
      - Spanish missions in the Sonoran Desert since 1687
  - Sonora y Sinaloa, 1733–1821
    - El Presidio Reál San Ignacio de Tubac established 1752
Mexican period of Arizona, 1821–1848
- Sonora y Sinaloa, 1824–1830
  - Sonora, 1830–1848
Republic of Sonora, 1853–1854
Gadsden Purchase of 1853–1854
- Confederate Territory of Arizona, 1861–1865
- Territory of Arizona, 1863–1912
  - Loss of territory to the state of Nevada, 1867
  - Powell Geographic Expedition of 1869
  - James Reavis, The 'Baron of Arizona', 1870s–1890s
  - Theodore Roosevelt Dam completed 1911
State of Arizona becomes the 48th state admitted to the United States of America on February 14, 1912
- Grand Canyon National Park designated on February 26, 1919
- Hoover Dam completed 1936
- The Great Depression and the World Wars in Arizona
- Petrified Forest National Park designated on December 9, 1962
- Saguaro National Park designated on October 4, 1994