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Oklahoma

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State of Oklahoma
Flag of Oklahoma State seal of Oklahoma
Flag Èdìdí
Ìlàjẹ́: Sooner State
Motto(s): Labor omnia vincit (Latin)
Map of the United States with Oklahoma highlighted
Map of the United States with Oklahoma highlighted
Èdè oníibiṣẹ́ None
Orúkọaráàlú Oklahoman; Okie (colloq.)
Olúìlú Oklahoma City
Ìlú atóbijùlọ Oklahoma City
Àlà  Ipò 20th ní U.S.
 - Total 69,898 sq mi
(181,195 km2)
 - Width 230 miles (370 km)
 - Length 298 miles (480 km)
 - % water 1.8
 - Latitude 33°37' N to 37° N
 - Longitude 94° 26' W to 103° W
Iyeèrò  Ipò 28th ní U.S.
 - Total 3,642,361 (2008 est.)[1]
Density 52.7/sq mi  (20.34/km2)
Ranked 36th in the U.S.
Elevation  
 - Highest point Black Mesa[2]
4,973 ft (1,515 m)
 - Mean 1,296 ft  (395 m)
 - Lowest point Little River[2]
289 ft (88 m)
Admission to Union  November 16, 1907 (46th)
Gómìnà Mary Fallin (R)
Ìgbákejì Gómìnà Todd Lamb (R)
Legislature {{{Legislature}}}
 - Upper house {{{Upperhouse}}}
 - Lower house {{{Lowerhouse}}}
U.S. Senators James M. Inhofe (R)
Thomas A. Coburn (R)
U.S. House delegation 4 Republicans, 1 Democrat (list)
Time zones  
 - all of the state (legally) Central: UTC-6/-5
 - Kenton (informally) Mountain: UTC-7/-6
Abbreviations OK Okla. US-OK
Website ok.gov


  1. "State Fact Sheets: Oklahoma". Economic Research Service. United States Department of Agriculture. 2008-07-02. Archived from the original on 2007-08-11. Retrieved 2008-07-10. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Elevations and Distances in the United States". U.S Geological Survey. April 29, 2005. Archived from the original on 2008-06-01. Retrieved 2006-11-07.