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| Capital City: | Oklahoma City |
| Nickname: | Sooner State |
| Motto: | Labor Omnia Vincit (Labor Conquers All Things) |
| Statehood: | November 16, 1907 (46th) |
| Origin of State’s Name: | Based on Choctaw Indian words: “okla” meaning people and “humma” meaning red.” |
| Largest Cities: | Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Norman, Lawton, Broken Arrow |
| Border States: | Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico, Texas |
| Land Area: | 68,679 sq. mi., 19th largest |
| State Bird: | Scissor-tailed Flycatcher |
| State Flower: | Mistletoe (phoradendron serotinum) |
| State Tree: | Redbud (cercis canadensis) |
| State Song: | Oklahoma |
| E-mail your Congressperson: | U.S. House: 111th Congress U.S. Senate: 111th Congress Or look up your Congressperson in the Congressional Directory database! |
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