U.S. state of Oklahoma

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The U.S. state of Oklahoma is a landlocked state in the south-central United States known for its Great Plains landscapes, significant Native American heritage, and major oil and natural gas industries.

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Surface form Occurrences
Oklahoma 0
State of Oklahoma 18
Oklahoma, United States 3

Statements (81)

Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. state
federated state
admittedToUnionFrom Indian Territory
Oklahoma Territory
borderedBy Arkansas
Colorado
Kansas
Missouri
New Mexico
Texas
capital Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
surface form: Oklahoma City
climate humid subtropical in much of the state
semi-arid in western regions
containsCity Broken Arrow
Lawton
Norman
Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
surface form: Tulsa
country United States of America
dateOfStatehood 1907-11-16
deFactoLanguage English
demonym Oklahoman
governmentType U.S. state government
hasLargeNativeAmericanPopulation true
hasMajorPhysiographicRegion Cross Timbers
Great Plains
Ouachita Mountains
Ozarks region (partly)
surface form: Ozark Plateau
hasMajorRiver Arkansas River
Canadian River
Cimarron River
Red River of the South
Washita River
hasNativeAmericanTribalJurisdictions true
hasSignificantIndustry agriculture
aviation
energy
natural gas
oil
hasSignificantResource natural gas reserves
oil reserves
wind energy potential
ISO3166-2Code U.S. state of Oklahoma self-linksurface differs
surface form: US-OK
judicialBranch Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals
Oklahoma Supreme Court
knownFor Great Plains landscapes
Native American heritage
landlocked true
largestCity Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
surface form: Oklahoma City
legislature Oklahoma Legislature
legislatureType bicameral
locatedIn Great Plains
South Central United States
lowerHouse Oklahoma Legislature
surface form: Oklahoma House of Representatives
nickname Sooner State
officialLanguageStatus no official language at state level
partOf contiguous United States
partOfRegion Tornado Alley (southern and central parts)
surface form: Tornado Alley
postalAbbreviation OK
stateAbbreviation Oklahoma
surface form: Okla.
stateBird Scissor-tailed flycatcher
stateCapitalBuilding Oklahoma State Capitol
stateFish White bass
stateFlower Oklahoma rose
stateFossil Saurophaganax maximus
stateGameBird Wild turkey
stateGrass Indian grass
statehoodFrom Indian Territory
Oklahoma Territory
stateInsect European honey bee
stateMotto Labor omnia vincit
stateMottoLanguage Latin
stateReptile Collared lizard
stateRock Rose rock
stateSong Oklahoma
stateSongComposer Rodgers and Hammerstein
stateTree Eastern redbud
stateUniversity Oklahoma State University
University of Oklahoma
timeZone Central Time Zone
unionAdmissionOrder 46
upperHouse Oklahoma Senate

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U.S. state of Oklahoma ISO3166-2Code U.S. state of Oklahoma self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Oklahoma
this entity surface form: US-OK
Oklahoma Supreme Court appliesToJurisdiction U.S. state of Oklahoma
this entity surface form: State of Oklahoma
Timothy McVeigh arrestedIn U.S. state of Oklahoma
this entity surface form: Oklahoma, United States
Oklahoma (state song) associatedWith U.S. state of Oklahoma
this entity surface form: State of Oklahoma
Oklahoma Legislature buildingOwner U.S. state of Oklahoma
this entity surface form: State of Oklahoma
Dennis Byrd burialPlace U.S. state of Oklahoma
this entity surface form: Oklahoma, United States
McAlester countrySubdivision U.S. state of Oklahoma
this entity surface form: State of Oklahoma
Norman, Oklahoma, United States countrySubdivision U.S. state of Oklahoma
subject surface form: Norman, Oklahoma
this entity surface form: State of Oklahoma
Shattuck, Oklahoma countrySubdivision U.S. state of Oklahoma
this entity surface form: State of Oklahoma
Oklahoma State Capitol governingBody U.S. state of Oklahoma
this entity surface form: State of Oklahoma
Sooner State hasAlternativeNameOfJurisdiction U.S. state of Oklahoma
this entity surface form: State of Oklahoma
Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals jurisdiction U.S. state of Oklahoma
this entity surface form: State of Oklahoma
Oklahoma Legislature jurisdiction U.S. state of Oklahoma
this entity surface form: State of Oklahoma
this entity surface form: State of Oklahoma
Oklahoma Senate legislativeBodyFor U.S. state of Oklahoma
this entity surface form: State of Oklahoma
eastern Oklahoma locatedIn U.S. state of Oklahoma
BB-37 namedAfter U.S. state of Oklahoma
subject surface form: USS Oklahoma
USS Oklahoma (BB-37) namedAfter U.S. state of Oklahoma
subject surface form: Will Rogers Memorial Museum
this entity surface form: State of Oklahoma
Green Country (informal region) partOf U.S. state of Oklahoma
subject surface form: Green Country
Lawton partOf U.S. state of Oklahoma
this entity surface form: State of Oklahoma
Stephens County, Oklahoma partOf U.S. state of Oklahoma
this entity surface form: State of Oklahoma
Oklahoma Panhandle politicalSubdivisionOf U.S. state of Oklahoma
this entity surface form: State of Oklahoma
Indian Territory replacedBy U.S. state of Oklahoma
this entity surface form: State of Oklahoma
Shannon Miller residence U.S. state of Oklahoma
this entity surface form: Oklahoma, United States
Episcopal Diocese of Oklahoma territory U.S. state of Oklahoma
this entity surface form: State of Oklahoma