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| Capital
City: |
Montgomery |
| Location: |
32.35440 N, 086.28428 W |
| Area: |
52,423 sq. mi. |
| Population: |
4,319,000 ( 7/97) |
| Statehood: |
December 14, 1819; 22nd
State |
| Song: |
Alabama |
| Words by: Julia S. Tutwiler |
| Music by: Edna G. Gussen |
| Nickname: |
Heart of Dixie; Cotton
State |
| Origin of
states name: |
Means "Tribal Town" in Creek |
| Indian language |
| Time
zone: |
Central |
| Other Cities: |
Birmingham, Mobile |
| Border
States: |
Florida,
Georgia, Mississippi,
Tennessee |
| Geographic Center: |
Chilton, 12 mi. southwest of Clanton |
| Coastline: |
53 mi. |
| Highest Point: |
Cheaha Mountain, 2407 feet |
| Agriculture: |
Poultry & eggs,
cattle, peanuts, cotton, |
| vegetables, milk,
soybeans. |
| Industry: |
Paper, lumber & wood products, mining, |
| rubber & plastic products, apparel |
| National
Park: |
None |
| Topography: |
Coastal Plains, hills, broken terrain |
| Temperature
Summer: |
F° 78 to 81 |
| Temperature Winter: |
F° 42 to 53 |
| Flower: |
Camellia |
| Tree: |
Southern Pine |
| Newspapers: |
Birmingham
News |
| Attractions: |
Alabama
Attractions. Roadside America |
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