Gross Domestic Product (GDP): $160,953 million (2012 U.S. Department of Commerce)
Key Industries: Agriculture including grains, cattle, dairy products, and cotton
Natural gas, oil, petroleum products, machinery, aircraft parts, electronic equipment, and food products
How Oklahoma got its name: The name Oklahoma comes from two words in the Choctaw Indian language: okla, which means people, and humma, which means red.
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Oklahoma State Symbols
State Nickname: Sooner State
State Slogan: Native America; also on its license plate
State Motto: Labor omnia vincit (Labor conquers all things)
State flower: Oklahoma Rose
State bird: Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
State fish: White bass
State tree: Redbud
State mammal: Bison, Common Raccoon
State foods: Barbecued Pork, Sausage, Biscuits and Gravy, Grits, Fried Okra, Pecan Pie
Becoming a State
Date admitted: Saturday, November 16, 1907
Number admitted: 46
Prior Name: Oklahoma Territory & Indian Territory
Postal Abbreviation: OK
The Geography of Oklahoma
Total Size: 68,667 sq. miles (source: 2003 Census)
Geographical Low Point: Little River at 289 feet, located in the county/subdivision of McCurtain (source: U.S. Geological Survey)
Geographical High Point: Black Mesa at 4,973 feet, located in the county/subdivision of Cimarron (source: U.S. Geological Survey)
Central Point: Located in Oklahoma County approx. 8 miles north of Oklahoma City (source: U.S. Geological Survey)
Counties: 77 (source: National Association of Counties)
Bodies of Water: Lake Texoma, Eufaula Lake, Grand Lake of the Cherokees, Red River, Arkansas River, Canadian River
