From Wiki 5A
| Basic State Information
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| State Flag
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| State Seal
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| Nicknames
| * The Natural State
* The Land of Opportunity
* The Wonder State
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| Capital City
| Little Rock
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| Largest City
| Little Rock
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| Population
| 2,799,154
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| Elevation
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| Highest Point
| Magazine Mountain
(2,753 feet above sea level)
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| Lowest Point
| Ouachita River
(55 feet above sea level)
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| Admission to Union
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| June 15 of 1836
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| Government
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| Governor
| Mike Beebe
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Lieutenant
Governor
| Bill Halter
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| Senators
| * Mark Pryor
* Blanche Lambert Lincoln
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| Abbreviation
| AR
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| Website
| www.infoplease.com
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The state bird is the Mocking Bird
The Apple Blossom is the state flower
The animal for this state is the White-tailed deer
The state tree is the Loblolly Pine
Arkansas is our 25th state and it was founded in
June 15 of
1836. Arkansas's capital is Little Rock. The state's flower is the Apple Blossom and the state tree is the Loblolly Pine. The state animal is the White-tailed Deer. The state bird is the Mockingbird. The state's nicknames are "The Natural State","The Land of Opportunity" and "The Wonder State". Did you know ... that Diamonds can be found in the Diamonds State Park and that more than 19,000 diamonds have been found in the Diamonds State Park.
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