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Alabama was the 22^nd state in the USA; it became a state on December 14, 1819.

State Abbreviation - AL
State Capital - Montgomery
Largest City - Birmingham
Area - 52,423 square miles [Alabama is the 30th biggest state in the USA]
Population - 4,833,722 (as of 2013) [Alabama is the 23rd most populous state in the USA]
Name for Residents - Alabamans
Major Industries - agriculture (cotton, corn, peanuts, soybeans, poultry, and livestock), hydroelectric power, mining (coal, limestone, iron ore), steel-making

Major Rivers - Tombigbee River, Alabama River, Tennessee River, Chattahoochee River
Major Lakes -Guntersville Lake, Wilson Lake, Martin Lake, West Point Lake, Lewis Smith Lake
Highest Point - Cheaha Mountain - 2407 feet, (734 m) above sea level
Number of Counties - 67
Bordering States - Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee
Bordering Body of Water - Gulf of Mexico

Origin of the Name Alabama - Alabama means "tribal town" in the language of the local Creek Indians
State Nickname - Heart of Dixie, "Yellowhammer State"
State Motto - "Audemus jura nostra defendere" - We Dare Defend Our Rights
State Song - Alabama

Dinosaur Fossils Found in Alabama - Lophorhothon, Nodosaurus

Alabama State Symbols and Emblems:

State Flag The official state flag of Alabama is called the "crimson cross of St. Andrew's," a red cross on a white background. This flag was adopted in 1895, and was patterned from the Confederate Battle Flag. This flag can be any type of rectangle (even a square) but the crimson bars must be six inches wide.

Animal Symbols:

State Bird Yellowhammer

State Game Bird Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)

State Horse Racking horse

State Insect Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)

State Butterfly and State Mascot Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

State Saltwater Fish (Fighting) Tarpon

State Freshwater Fish Largemouth bass

State Amphibian Red Hills salamander

State Shell Caphella junonia johnstoneae

State Fossil Basilosaurus cetoides An extinct whale

Plant Symbols:

State Flower Camellia (Camellia japonica )

State Wildflower Oak-leaf hydrangea

State Tree Southern longleaf pine (Pinus palustris)

State Nut Pecan

Earth Symbols:

State Rock Marble

State Gemstone Star Blue Quartz

State Mineral Hematite (Red iron ore)

State Soil Bama soil series

Miscellaneous Symbols:

State Dance Folk dance

State Quilt Pine burr quilt

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