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ARIZ. [1 record]

Record 1 2017-12-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)
DEF

A southwestern state of U.S.A., bounded on north by Utah, on east by New Mexico, on south by Mexico and on west by California and Nevada.

OBS

The State of Arizona became the 48th state of the United States of America in 1912.

OBS

Nicknames: Grand Canyon State, and formerly, Copper State.

OBS

Capital: Phoenix. Other city: Tucson.

OBS

AZ: The ISO two-letter code to be used only as post symbol in addresses or for data in rows or columns where the number of characters is restricted.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
DEF

État du Sud-Ouest des États-Unis, limité au sud par la frontière mexicaine.

OBS

Histoire : Exploré par les Espagnols dès 1539, l'Arizona fut cédé par le Mexique aux États-Unis en 1848.

OBS

L'État de l'Arizona est devenu le 48e État des États-Unis d'Amérique en 1912.

OBS

Capitale : Phœnix.

OBS

AZ : Code ISO à deux lettres à n'utiliser que comme indicatif de la poste pour l'adressage ou dans les tableaux où les données figurent en colonnes et dans un nombre limité de caractères.

Spanish

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