This document provides brief information about 10 US states - Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Nevada, Oklahoma, Texas, Massachusetts, Louisiana, and New York. For each state it lists symbols like state birds and flowers, cities like capitals and major population centers, sports teams, population statistics, and dates of statehood.

1. 50 STATES
Joey Linares
Williams
Computer Apps. 1
26 March 2013

2. ARIZONA
 Saguaro’s Cactus Blossom
 Phoenix
 Population is 6,553,255
 Phoenix Suns
 Home of the Arizona Diamondbacks

3. CALIFORNIA
 Home of Los Angeles Dodgers
 Bear
 Sacramento
 Golden State
 Population is 38,041,430

4. FLORIDA
 Tallahassee
 Population is 19,317,568
 Became state March 3rd 1845
 Home of Tampa Bay Rays
 Mockingbird

5. ILLINOIS
 Home of Chicago Bulls/Blackhawks
 Cardinal
 Springfield
 Population is 12,875,255
 Became state December 3rd 1818

6. NEVADA
 Became state October 31 1864
 Carson City
 Mountain Bluebird
 Home of UNLV Rebels
 Sin City

7. OKLAHOMA
 Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
 Population is 3,814,820
 Oklahoma City
 Home of Oklahoma Wranglers
 Became state November 16th 1907

8. TEXAS
 Austin
 Mockingbird
 Population is 26,0598,203
 Dallas Cowboys
 Became state December 29th 1845

9. MASSACHUSETTS
 Chickadee
 Boston
 Became state February 6th 1788
 Boston Red Sox
 Population is 6,646,144

10. LOUISIANA
 Baton Rouge
 Became state April 30th 1812
 Population is 4,601,893
 Eastern Brown Pelican
 New Orleans Saints

11. NEW YORK
 Albany
 Became state July 26th 1788
 Bluebird
 Population is 18,976,457
 New York Yankees