Alabama, its capital (red star), and other major cities
Alabama, its capital (red star), and other major cities
Location of Alabama
Location of Alabama
The five regions of the United States
The five regions of the United States
Alabama is part of the southeast region.
Alabama is part of the southeast region.
State flower: Camellia
State flower: Camellia
State bird: Yellowhammer
State bird: Yellowhammer
State flag
State flag
Alabama
Topic(s):   States (U.S.)
Quick Facts
Abbreviation
AL
Region
Southeast
Statehood
December 14, 1819 (22nd state)
Population
4,874,747 (2017 population estimate by U.S. Census Bureau)
Capital
Montgomery
Largest city
Birmingham
Coastline
Gulf of Mexico
Weather
The winter temperature is cool. Sometimes, the summer temperature is close to 90 degrees.
Products
Cotton, peanuts, chickens, cattle
The name Alabama means
tribal town (Creek Indian language)
State nickname
Yellowhammer State
State song
Alabama
State motto
We dare to defend our rights
Famous People
Hank Aaron, Rosa Parks, Helen Keller, Mia Hamm, Coretta Scott King

Fun Facts:

• George Washington Carver discovered more than 300 (three hundred) uses for peanuts.

• The U.S. Space and Rocket Center is in Alabama. It is the largest space museum in the world.

• Alabama was the first state to make Christmas a legal holiday.

Resource information

Alabama State Information - Symbols, Capital, Constitution, Flags, Maps, Songs. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.50states.com/alabama.htm

United States Census Bureau. (n.d.). American FactFinder-Community Facts. Retrieved from http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/community_facts.xhtml

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