State Abbreviation
- AL
State Capital - Montgomery
Largest City - Birmingham
Area - 52,423 square miles [Alabama is the
30th largest state in the USA]
Population - 4,447,100 (as of 2000) [Alabama
is the 23rd most populous state in the USA]
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
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" written by
Julia Tutweiler
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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. |
State Symbols
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State Flower
Camellia |
State Tree
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State Nut
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State Wildflower
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| State Rock
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State
Song
written by Julia Tutwiler
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State Amphibian
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State Saltwater Fish
Fighting Tarpon |
| State Freshwater Fish
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State Dance
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State Horse
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State Game Bird
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State Insect
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State Bird
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State
Mineral
(red Iron Ore) |
Reptile
picture by: Robert H. Mount |
State
Flag
