| Alabama Facts Origin :: Means "tribal town" in the Creek Indian language Area Codes: 205 - 251 - 256 - 334 :::GEOGRAPHY::: Population: Quick facts 4,447,100 Location: 32.354N, 086.284W Geographic Center: Chilton, 12 miles southwest of Clanton Area: 52,423 sq.mi Water 1673 sq.mi Coastline 53 mi., 17th - Shoreline 607 mi Topography: Coastal Plains, hills, broken terrain Highest Point: Cheaha Mountain; 2407 feet, Lowest Point: Gulf of Mexico; Sea level, Largest Cities: Birmingham Montgomery Mobile Huntsville Tuscaloosa Hoover Dothan Decatur Auburn Gadsden :::GOVERNMENT::: Governor: Robert R. "Bob" Riley (R) Capital City: Montgomery Admission to Statehood: December 14, 1819 Constitution: 22nd State Counties: 67 :::STATE SYMBOLS::: Nickname: Yellowhammer State Bird: Yellowhammer Flower: Camellia Camellia japonica Tree: Southern Longleaf Pine Pinus palustris Alabama flag A crimson St. Andrew's cross on a white field, patterned after the Confederate Battle Flag, and adopted in 1895 Motto: Audemus jura nostra defendere "We Dare Defend Our Rights" Song: Alabama words by: Julia S. Tutwiler music by: Edna G. Gussen :::ECONOMY:::: 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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