From Wiki 5A
| Basic State Information
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| State Flag
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| State Seal
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| Nicknames
| * The Heart of Dixie
* The Cotton State
* The Yellowhammer State
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| Capital City
| Montgomery
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| Largest City
| Birmingham
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| Population
| 4,577,808
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| Elevation
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| Highest Point
| Cheaha Mountain
(2,405 feet above sea level)
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| Lowest Point
| Gulf of Mexico
(sea level)
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| Admission to Union
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| December 14 of 1819
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| Government
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| Governor
| Bob Riley
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Lieutenant
Governor
| Jim Folsom, Jr
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| Senators
| * Jeff Sessions
* Richard C. Shelby
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| Abbreviation
| AL
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| Website
| www.infoplease.com
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This is the state reptile
This is Alabama's state tree
This is Alabama's state bird
Alabama is our 22nd state and it was founded in
December 14 of
1819. Alabama's capital is Montgomery. Alabama is in the southeast of the U.S. The state
flower is the
camellia and the state
bird is the
yellowhammer. The state
tree is the southern
longleaf pine. Alabama's state
reptile is the Alabama red-bellied
turtle. The state songs are "Alabama" and "Sweet Home Alabama". The state nicknames are "The Heart of Dixie", "The Cotton State", and "The Yellowhammer State". Did you know that... Alabama has about 1350 miles of waterways that can be used by boats, that's more than any other state.
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