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Alabama Facts and Information

   
Abbreviation AL
Capital Montgomery
Size Total (Land + Water) 52,419 sq miles; Land Only 50,744 sq miles
Number of Counties 67
Time Zone Central Time Zone
Bordering States Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee
Highest Point Cheaha Mountain, 2,413 feet
National Parks None
Population (2015) 4,858,979
Population Density 95.8 people / square mile
Area Codes 205, 251, 256, 334, 659, 938
Top 5 Cities (2010 population) Birmingham (212,237)
Montgomery (205,764)
Mobile (195,111)
Huntsville (180,105)
Tuscaloosa (90,468)
Statehood December 14, 1819
Electoral Votes 9
Governor Official Alabama Governor Website
U. S. Senators List of U. S. Senators From Alabama
U. S. Representatives List of U. S. Representatives From Alabama
Senators List of Alabama State Senators
Representatives List of Alabama State Representatives
Government Official Site
Constitution Alabama State Constitution
Road Conditions Alabama Road Conditions
Quarter Issue Date March 17, 2003
Amphibian Red hills salamander
Bird Yellowhammer
Crustacean Brown shrimp
Flower Camellia
Fossil Basilosaurus cetoides
Fresh Water Fish Largemouth bass
Fruit Blackberry
Game Bird Wild turkey
Gemstone Star blue quartz
Horse Rocking horse
Insect Monarch butterfly
Mammal Black bear
Mineral Hematite (red iron ore)
Motto Audemus jura nostra defendere (We dare defend our rights)
Nickname Yellowhammer State
Nut Pecan
Quilt Pine burr quilt
Reptile Alabama red-bellied turtle
Rock Marble
Salt Water Fish (Fighting) tarpon
Shell Scaphella junonia johnstoneae
Soil Bama soil series
Spirit Conecuh ridge Alabama fine whiskey
Tree Longleaf pine
Tree Fruit Peach
Wildflower Oak-leaf hydrangea
Gas Tax $0.2087 / Gallon
Cigarette Tax $0.675 / Pack
Tourist Attractions Birmingham Zoo Zoo in Birmingham, Alabama.
Tourist Attractions USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park Historic battleship in Mobile, Alabama.
NCAA Division I Schools University of Alabama (SEC)
Alabama A&M University (Southwestern Athletic)
University of Alabama at Birmingham (Conference USA)
Alabama State University (Southwestern Athletic)
Auburn University (SEC)
Jacksonville State University (Ohio Valley)
Samford University (Southern)
University of South Alabama (Sun Belt)
Troy University (Sun Belt)
Tourist Attractions Talladega Superspeedway Motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama.
Tourist Attractions Gulf State Park Park in Gulf Shores, Alabama.
Tourist Attractions Waterville USA Amusement park in Gulf Shores, Alabama.
Tourist Attractions Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark in Birmingham, Alabama.
Tourist Attractions McWane Science Center Hands-on museum in Birmingham, Alabama.
Tourist Attractions Fort Morgan A historic fort in Gulf Shores, Alabama.
Tourist Attractions Cheaha State Park State park in eastern Alabama.
Tourist Attractions Alabama Splash Adventure Amusement park in Bessemer, Alabama.
Tourist Attractions Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo Zoo in Gulf Shores, Alabama.
Tourist Attractions Barber Motorsports Park Multi-purpose racing facility in Leeds, Alabama.
Tourist Attractions Birmingham Museum of Art Art museum in Birmingham, Alabama.
Tourist Attractions Huntsville Botanical Garden Botanical garden in Huntsville, Alabama.
Tourist Attractions Dauphin Island Sea Lab Marine education and research center in Dauphin Island, Alabama.
Tourist Attractions Birmingham Civil Rights Institute Museum in Birmingham, Alabama.
Tourist Attractions Monte Sano State Park State park near Huntsville, Alabama.
Fun Facts Birmingham is home to Vulcan, the world's largest cast iron statue. It is made of 100,000 pounds of iron and is 56 feet tall.
Fun Facts Alabama is the only state with a State Quilt Pine Burr Quilt.
Fun Facts The Unclaimed Baggage Center is located in Scottsboro. The inventory of this store are the lost luggages from airlines.
Fun Facts The Saturn boosters, which were the rockets to put humans on the moon, were built in NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville. Huntsville is known as "The Rocket City." Some call it the "Rocket Capital of the World."
Fun Facts On February 16, 1968, the first 911 call in the United States was made in Haleyville, Alabama.
Fun Facts In Magnolia Springs, Alabama, mail is delivered by boat. This is the only city in the United States with all-water mail routes.
Fun Facts Alabama is the only state to have an alcoholic beverage as its official drink.
Fun Facts In 1703, Mobile became the first city in the American Continent to celebrate Mardi Gras, 15 years before New Orleans did so.
Fun Facts In 1886, the world's first Electric Trolley System was introduced in Montgomery.
Fun Facts In 1836 Alabama became the first state in the United States to declare Christmas a legal holiday.
Name Origin From Alabama River by early European explorers and named "Alibamu" after the local Indian tribe
Residents Names Alabamian, Alabaman
Tourism Office Website www.touralabama.org
Tourism Office Phone Number 800-ALABAMA

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