Oklahoma

Capital: Oklahoma City

Population: 3,450,654

Entered the Union: November 16, 1907

As the 46th state

Motto: Labor omnia vincit (Labor conquers all things)

Nickname: Sooner State

Origin of Name: From two Choctaw Indian words meaning red people

Major Industries: Manufacturing nonelectrical machinery; meat packing and food processing; and petroleum.

Historical Sites: The Cherokee Cultural Center with a restored Cherokee village and the restored Fort Gibson Stockade near Muskogee.

Points of Interest: The National Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City and the Will Rogers Memorial in Claremore.