Oklahoma is a landlocked state in the South Central, Southern and Southwestern regions of the United States, bordering Texas to the southwest, Kansas to the north, Missouri to the northeast, Arkansas to the southeast, New Mexico to the west and Colorado to the northwest. Admitted to the Union in 1907 as the 46th state, its capital is Oklahoma City. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Population2025 estimate from Oklahoma's own Wikipedia infobox. Population Estimate Year Area (sq km) Admission YearAdmitted to the Union November 16, 1907 (46th state), per the infobox. Connections
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Source Arkansas (Wikipedia)
Source Colorado (Wikipedia)
Source Kansas (Wikipedia)
Source Missouri (Wikipedia)
Source New Mexico (Wikipedia)
Source Oklahoma (Wikipedia)
Associated With
Oklahoma City, Cities Oklahoma City is in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.
Source Oklahoma City (Wikipedia)
Tulsa, Cities Tulsa is the second-most-populous city in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.
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Oklahoma City, Cities Oklahoma City is the capital of Oklahoma.
Source Oklahoma City (Wikipedia)
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Barbecue bologna was created in Oklahoma.
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"state": "Oklahoma"
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A New Pliocene Vertebrate Fauna From Oklahoma
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nearby areas of Oklahoma
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1. Oklahoma (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox, capital
Capital Oklahoma City
Infobox, population
Population (2025) Total 4,123,288
Infobox: area_total_km2
180,519
Article text
On November 16, 1907, President Theodore Roosevelt issued Presidential Proclamation no. 780, establishing Oklahoma as the 46th state in the Union.
Page header, coordinates
wgCoordinates lat 35, lon -98
Lead section
Oklahoma ( OH-klə-HOH-mə; Choctaw: Oklahumma, pronounced [oklahómma]), is a landlocked state in the South Central, Southern, and Southwestern regions of the United States. It borders Texas to the southwest, Kansas to the north, Missouri to the northeast, Arkansas to the southeast, New Mexico to the west, and Colorado to the northwest.
Adjacent To: Texas, Lead section, borders Texas
It borders Texas to the southwest, Kansas to the north, Missouri to the northeast, Arkansas to the southeast, New Mexico to the west, and Colorado to the northwest.
View the Source Wikidata: Oklahoma
Wikidata Q1649, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source Arkansas (Wikipedia)
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It borders Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, Texas to the southwest, and Oklahoma to the west.
Colorado (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAdjacent To: Colorado, Lead section, borders OklahomaQuote, Adjacent To: Colorado, Lead section, borders Oklahoma
It is part of the Southwestern United States, sharing the Four Corners region with Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. It is also bordered by Wyoming to the north, Nebraska to the northeast, Kansas to the east, and Oklahoma to the southeast.
Kansas (Wikipedia)
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It borders Nebraska to the north, Colorado to the west, Oklahoma to the south, and Missouri to the east.
Missouri (Wikipedia)
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it borders Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas to the south and Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska to the west.
New Mexico (Wikipedia)
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It also borders the state of Texas to the east and southeast, Oklahoma to the northeast, and shares an international border with the Mexican states of Chihuahua and Sonora to the south.
Tulsa (Wikipedia)
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Oklahoma
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