Oklahoma is the 20th largest State of United States and is located in South Central Region. Today, Oklahoma is one the leading producers of natural gas, oil and agriculture in whole world. In terms of population, the ranking of Oklahoma in United States is 28th. Like many other States, there are also some interesting facts about Oklahoma and here is a beautiful collection of these interesting facts just for you.
1. Capital
The capital and largest city of this state is “Oklahoma City”.
2. Area
Oklahoma has area of 181,035 km² with 177847 km² of land and 3,188 km² of water. It lies partially in the Great Plains and is one of six states on the Frontier Strip.
3. State Song
The title song for the 1943 Broadway Musical “Oklahoma!” by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, “Oklahoma!” was named the official state song of Oklahoma in 1953
4. Brief History
Oklahoma was first explored by the Spanish; it was opened to settlement in 1889.
5. Time Zone
The state of Oklahoma is in the Central Time Zone (CST), 6 hours behind Universal Time.
6. Nick Name
“The Sooner State” is the nick name of Oklahoma. In 1889 Unassigned Lands were offered to settlers through a series of horse races – many people arrived early and these were nicknamed ‘Sooners’. The Tom Cruise movie ‘Far and Away’ featured such a Land Opening / Land Run race.
7. Economy
The economy of Oklahoma is based upon Agriculture like Cattle, wheat, milk, poultry, cotton and Industry like Transportation equipment, machinery, electric products, rubber and plastic products, food processing.
8. State Symbols
Animal Symbol – Bison
Flower Symbol – Oklahoma Rose
Bird Symbol – Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Insect Symbol – Honeybee
9. The Places to visit
The main places to visit are National Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City, the Will Rogers Memorial in Claremore, and the Cherokee Cultural Center in a restored Cherokee village, the Lake Texoma, the restored Fort Gibson Stockade, horse racing at Remington Park in Oklahoma City and Blue Ribbon Downs in Sallisaw.
10. The Place of Richest people
Oil made Oklahoma a rich state. Oklahoma is not only a wealthy state, but a place of world’s richest people as well.