Alabama (AL)
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Admission to Statehood:
December 14, 1819 (22nd State)
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Area:
- Area: 52,423 sq.mi (135,775 sq.km.), 30th
- Land: 50,750 sq.mi. (131,442 sq.km.), 28th
- Water: 1,673 sq.mi. (4,333 sq.km.), 23rd
- Coastline: 53 mi. (85 km.), 17th
- Shoreline: 607 mi. (977 km.), 19th
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Constitution:
Alabama's Constitution , 22nd State
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Population (2013):
4,833,722; Rank: 23 of 50 | Population Quick Facts
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Bird:
Yellowhammer | List of State Birds
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Constitution:
Alabama's Constitution , 22nd State
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Flower:
Camellia (Camellia japonica L.) | Other State Flowers
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Largest Cities:
Birmingham | Montgomery | Mobile | Huntsville | Tuscaloosa | Hoover | Dothan | Decatur | Auburn | Madison
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Origin of State Name:
Based on the Choctaw word albah amo meaning "thicket clearers"
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Population (2013):
4,833,722; Rank: 23 of 50 | Population Quick Facts
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Soil:
Bama
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Song:
- "Alabama" | Words by: Julia S. Tutwiler | Music by: Edna G. Gussen
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Tree:
Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris) | Other State Trees
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A crimson St. Andrew's cross on a white field, patterned after the Confederate Battle Flag, and adopted in 1895. The bars forming the cross must not be less than six inches broad and must extend diagonally across the flag from side to side. - Capital Tour:
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County Profile:
Alabama County Map , 67 Counties
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Representatives:
- US House: 113th Congress
- US Senate: 113th Congress
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Area:
- Area: 52,423 sq.mi (135,775 sq.km.), 30th
- Land: 50,750 sq.mi. (131,442 sq.km.), 28th
- Water: 1,673 sq.mi. (4,333 sq.km.), 23rd
- Coastline: 53 mi. (85 km.), 17th
- Shoreline: 607 mi. (977 km.), 19th
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County Profile:
Alabama County Map , 67 Counties
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Geographic Center:
Chilton, 12 miles southwest of Clanton
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Highest Point:
Cheaha Mountain ; 2,407 feet (734 m.), 35th tallest
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Location:
- Absolute Center: 32°50.5'N / 86°38'W
- Relative Center: Chilton, 12 miles southwest of Clanton
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Lowest Point:
Gulf of Mexico ; sea level, tied for 3rd lowest
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Image | coastal plains, hills, broken terrain
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- Agriculture: Poultry and eggs, cattle, nursery stock, peanuts, cotton, vegetables, milk, soybeans.
- Industry: Paper, lumber and wood products, mining, rubber and plastic products, transportation equipment, apparel.
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