The State of Arizona is a state located in the south-western region of the United States. Arizona was the 48th and proceeding of the contiguous states admitted to the Union on February 14, 1912, the 50th anniversary of Arizona's recognition as a territory of the United States. Arizona is among the Four Corners states. It borders Utah, New Mexico, California, and Nevada, contacts Colorado, and has a 389-mile (626 km) international border with the states of Sonora and Baja California in Mexico. In addition to the Grand Canyon, many other nationwide forests, parks, monuments, and Indian reservations are located in the state.

The State of Arizona (nicknamed `The Grand Canyon State’) lies in the south-west of the USA and is bordered by Utah to the north, New Mexico to the east and California and Nevada to the west. In the south of Arizona, there is an international border with Mexico. The area now known as Arizona was inhabited by the Anasazi, Mogollan and Hohokam civilizations from around 300 BC to AD 1300. They were succeeded by the Pueblo peoples, with the Apache and Navaho tribes arriving in the 15th century. Arizona’s principal economic activities include manufacturing, construction, tourism, mining, agriculture and wholesale and retail trade.