Oklahoma is located in the south central part of the United States. It is bordered by Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Missouri, and Arkansas. The capital of Oklahoma is aptly named Oklahoma City. Conveniently, Oklahoma City is also the largest city there. Overall, as of 2006, the population of Oklahoma was thought to be at 3,579,212 inhabitants.
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Oklahoma is located in the south central part of the United States. It is bordered by Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Missouri, and Arkansas. The capital of Oklahoma is aptly named Oklahoma City. Conveniently, Oklahoma City is also the largest city there. Overall, as of 2006, the population of Oklahoma was thought to be at 3,579,212 inhabitants.
Oklahoma is considered to be part of the U. S Heartland and has over 11 different types of ecological regions, and contains not only the Ozarks, but also three other mountain regions: the Kiamichis, Arbuckles, and the Ouachitas.
This state is also unique as it receives a large amount of thunderstorms; on average around 40-60 days a year are stormy days. It also is in the path of Tornado Alley, which means that along with the thunderstorms, many powerful and destructive tornados are generated there.
The Sooner State is also one of the major oil producing states of the country, and besides this also produces high amounts of food products. Some of its agricultural outputs are soy, wheat and dairy, while its industrial outputs are food processing, rubber and plastic, electricity, and machinery products, as well as transportation equipment.
With regard to history, Oklahoma became a state on November 16, 1907, it was our 46th state. It was the home to many Native Americans, and is well known for its location on the Trail of Tears, the path many Native Americans were forced to travel at military insistence, which lead to the loss of many Native American lives. The name of the state is even derived from an old Native American word, meaning the red people. In fact, this state still currently holds more current, active, Native American tribes and populations then any other state. In discussing more recent state history, the state is also sadly known for the Oklahoma City bombing incident, which took place on April 19, 1995. A federal building was bombed, leading to the deaths of 168 lives. The Oklahoma City National Memorial was later created to pay homage to those lost at the act of terrorism.
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