alabama QUICK FACTS Name The word Alabama comes from the Native American Choctaw language It probably means clearers of the thicket or herb gatherers State Capital Montgomery population 200,481 Date of Statehood December 14 1819 22nd state Population 4,849,377 23rd-most populous state Area Total Land and Water 52,420 square miles 135,767 sq km 30th-largest state Largest City Birmingham population 212,247 Nicknames The Heart of Dixie The Yellowhammer State The Cotton State Motto We Dare Defend Our Rights State Bird Yellowhammer State Flower Camellia 6 ALABAMA
the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA State Rock Marble State Tree Southern Longleaf Pine State Song Alabama Highest Point Mount Cheaha in Talladega County 2,413 feet 735 m Lowest Point Gulf of Mexico 0 feet 0 m Average July High Temperature 91 F 33 C Record High Temperature 112 F 44 C in Centreville on September 5 1925 Average January Low Temperature 34 F 1 C Record Low Temperature 27 F 33 C in New Market on January 30 1966 Average Annual Precipitation 56 inches 142 cm Number of U S Senators 2 Number of U S Representatives 7 U S Postal Service Abbreviation AL QUICK FACTS 7
alabama GEOGRAPHY Alabama is located in the southeastern United States This region is known as the Deep South Alabama shares borders with four other states Tennessee to the north Georgia to the east Mississippi to the west and Florida to the south A small portion of southwestern Alabama borders the Gulf of Mexico Alabama is the 30th-largest state covering 52,420 square miles 135,767 sq km It is shaped like a rectangle that is slightly smaller at the top Low mountains dominate the north They give way to plains that gradually descend toward the Gulf Coast Many streams and rivers give Alabama a large inland waterway system A tugboat pushes goods down a winding river in Alabama 8 ALABAMA
georgia mississippi tennessee huntsville birmingham alabama montgomery mobile florida gulf of mexico the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Alabama’s total land and water area is 52,420 square miles 135,767 sq km It is the 30th-largest state The state capital is Montgomery GEOGRAPHY 9
