Alabama
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| Official language(s) | English | ||||||||||
| Capital | Montgomery | ||||||||||
| Largest city | Birmingham | ||||||||||
| Area | Ranked 30th | ||||||||||
| - Total | 52,419 sq mi (135,765 km²) |
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| - Width | 190 miles (306 km) | ||||||||||
| - Length | 330 miles (531 km) | ||||||||||
| - % water | 3.20 | ||||||||||
| - Latitude | 30°13'N to 35°N | ||||||||||
| - Longitude | 84°51'W to 88°28'W | ||||||||||
| Number of people | Ranked 23rd | ||||||||||
| - Total (2000) | 4,447,100 | ||||||||||
| - Density | 84.83/sq mi 33.84/km² (26th) |
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| - Highest point | Mount Cheaha 2,408 ft (734 m) |
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| - Average | 499 ft (152 m) | ||||||||||
| - Lowest point | 0 ft (0 m) | ||||||||||
| Became part of the U.S. | December 14, 1819 (22nd) | ||||||||||
| Governor | Bob Riley (R) | ||||||||||
| U.S. Senators | Richard Shelby (R) Jeff Sessions (R) |
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| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/DST-5 | ||||||||||
| Abbreviations | AL US-AL | ||||||||||
| Web site | www.alabama.gov | ||||||||||
Alabama is a state in the United States. Its capital city is Montgomery. The largest city is Birmingham. One beach in Alabama is Gulf Shores. Another is Orange Beach.
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[change] History
Alabama became a state in 1819.
[change] Control
The governor of Alabama is Bob Riley, Republican.
[change] Pop culture
The song "Sweet Home Alabama" by American band Lynyrd Skynyrd is dedicated to this state. Sweet Home Alabama is a film that features Reese Witherspoon.
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| Counties in Alabama |
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| Autauga · Baldwin · Barbour · Bibb · Blount · Bullock · Butler · Calhoun · Chambers · Cherokee · Chilton · Choctaw · Clarke · Clay · Cleburne · Coffee · Colbert · Conecuh · Coosa · Covington · Crenshaw · Cullman · Dale · Dallas · DeKalb · Elmore · Escambia · Etowah · Fayette · Franklin · Geneva · Greene · Hale · Henry · Houston · Jackson · Jefferson · Lamar · Lauderdale · Lawrence · Lee · Limestone · Lowndes · Macon · Madison · Marengo · Marion · Marshall · Mobile · Monroe · Montgomery · Morgan · Perry · Pickens · Pike · Randolph · Russell · Shelby · St. Clair · Sumter · Talladega · Tallapoosa · Tuscaloosa · Walker · Washington · Wilcox · Winston |
| Political divisions of the United States | |
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| States | Alabama • Alaska • Arizona • Arkansas • California • Colorado • Connecticut • Delaware • Florida • Georgia • Hawaii • Idaho • Illinois • Indiana • Iowa • Kansas • Kentucky • Louisiana • Maine • Maryland • Massachusetts • Michigan • Minnesota • Mississippi • Missouri • Montana • Nebraska • Nevada • New Hampshire • New Jersey • New Mexico • New York • North Carolina • North Dakota • Ohio • Oklahoma • Oregon • Pennsylvania • Rhode Island • South Carolina • South Dakota • Tennessee • Texas • Utah • Vermont • Virginia • Washington • West Virginia • Wisconsin • Wyoming |
| National capital | District of Columbia |
| Island areas | American Samoa • Baker Island • Guam • Howland Island • Jarvis Island • Johnston Atoll • Kingman Reef • Midway Atoll • Navassa Island • Northern Mariana Islands • Palmyra Atoll • Puerto Rico • Virgin Islands • Wake Island |
| Hypothetical states | 51st state |
