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Section sizes Section size for Arizona (50 sections) Section name Byte count Prose size (words) Header Total Header Total (Top) 10,905 10,905 424 424 Etymology 4,497 4,497 112 112 History 13,352 24,623 942 1,916 20th century to present 11,271 11,271 974 974 Geography 6,217 14,797 531 1,107 Adjacent states 233 233 0 0 Cities and towns 8,347 8,347 576 576 Climate 8,565 8,565 472 472 Demographics 7,211 27,414 221 745 Race and ethnicity 6,096 6,096 6 6 Languages 2,803 2,803 152 152 Religion 9,037 9,037 279 279 Native American tribes 2,267 2,267 87 87 Economy 1,997 11,834 111 304 Employment 1,749 1,749 38 38 Largest employers 2,326 2,326 13 13 Agriculture 5,762 5,762 142 142 Transportation 189 4,574 7 242 Highways 15 1,459 0 60 Interstate highways 214 214 0 0 U.S. routes 1,230 1,230 60 60 Public transportation, Amtrak, and intercity bus 2,926 2,926 175 175 Law and government 282 29,345 0 2,125 Capitol complex 1,719 1,719 161 161 State legislative branch 2,464 2,464 239 239 State executive branch 5,685 5,685 442 442 State judicial branch 1,489 1,489 231 231 Counties 2,704 2,704 22 22 Federal representation 524 524 67 67 Political culture 11,697 11,697 844 844 Same-sex marriage and civil unions 2,781 2,781 119 119 Education 14 5,813 0 235 Elementary and secondary education 1,133 1,133 91 91 Higher education 2,034 4,666 144 144 Public universities in Arizona 427 427 0 0 Private colleges and universities in Arizona 1,381 1,381 0 0 Community colleges 824 824 0 0 Culture 66 8,307 0 957 Visual arts and museums 2,290 2,290 216 216 Film 2,130 2,130 245 245 Music 3,821 3,821 496 496 Sports 3,185 8,028 103 426 College sports 2,886 2,886 188 188 Baseball 1,957 1,957 135 135 Notable people 62 62 0 0 See also 141 141 0 0 Notes 24 24 0 0 References 28 28 0 0 Further reading 1,218 1,218 0 0 External links 2,975 2,975 0 0 Total 163,150 163,150 9,065 9,065

Is there a reason for the two contradictory Köppen climate maps in the Geography and Climate subsections? I can’t readily find one. 68.168.201.94 (talk) 22:49, 13 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]