Phoenix Arizona

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Phoenix Arizona

Phoenix Arizona is the capital City of the State of Arizona. Phoenix is the largest city in Arizona and has the largest population of any state capital in the United States of America. The city of Phoenix Arizona was incorporated on February 25, 1881. Residents of the city are called Phoenicians in similar fashion to residents of Arizona being called Zonies. The greater Phoenix Arizona area is sometimes called The Valley of the Sun because the area is surrounded by mountains on all sides and enjoys sunshine throughout much of the year. Phoenix Arizona has more than 300 sunny days a year and an average temperature of 74 degrees.

The Phoenix Convention Center is currently undergoing a $600 million expansion that will triple the size of the current facility to nearly 900,000 square feet of rentable space. The project is a cooperative effort between the city of Phoenix and the state of Arizona and is being built in two phases: Phase One was completed with the opening of the new West Building in July 2006, and Phase Two will open in January 2009. During the expansion, the existing South Building has been established as a separate, self-contained building with interior upgrades. The new Phoenix Convention Center will be one of the top 20 convention centers in the United States in terms of size and will be able to host more than 80 percent of current convention business.

Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is the eighth busiest in the U.S. and the world for passenger traffic for takeoffs and landings, handling more than 42 million passengers in 2007. The Phoenix airport serves more than 100 cities with non-stop flights, and British Airways, Air Canada and Aeromexico are among carriers providing international flights to destinations such as London, Toronto, and several cities in Mexico.

More than 50 percent of the population of Phoenix Arizona is between 18 and 54 years of age. This is younger than the national average. Phoenix Arizona is the fifth largest city in the United States, with more than 1.5 million residents and growing. The city takes up more than 500 square miles, geographically larger than Los Angeles.