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State of Alabama | |
Anthem: Alabama | |
Country | United States |
Before statehood | Alabama Territory |
Admitted to the Union | December 14, 1819 (22nd) |
Capital | Montgomery |
Largest city | Birmingham |
Largest metro | Greater Birmingham |
Government | |
• Governor | Kay Ivey (R) |
• Lieutenant Governor | Will Ainsworth (R) |
Legislature | Alabama Legislature |
• Upper house | Senate |
• Lower house | House of Representatives |
U.S. senators | Tommy Tuberville (R) Katie Britt (R) |
U.S. House delegation | 6 Republicans 1 Democrat (list) |
Area | |
• Total | 52,419 sq mi (135,765 km2) |
• Land | 50,744 sq mi (131,426 km2) |
• Water | 1,675 sq mi (4,338 km2) 3.20% |
• Rank | 30th |
Elevation | 500 ft (150 m) |
Highest elevation | 2,413 ft (735.5 m) |
Lowest elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 5,039,877 |
• Rank | 24th |
• Rank | 27th |
• Median household income | 52,000 (2,021) |
• Income rank | 46 |
Language | |
• Official language | English |
• Spoken language | As of 2010[update]
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Time zones | |
Most of state | UTC−06:00 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−05:00 (CDT) |
Phenix City area | UTC−05:00 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
USPS abbreviation | AL |
ISO 3166 code | US-AL |
Trad. abbreviation | Ala. |
Latitude | 30°11' N to 35° N |
Longitude | 84°53' W to 99°28' W |
Website | alabama |
Alabama state symbols | |
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Living insignia | |
Amphibian | Red Hills salamander |
Bird | Yellowhammer, wild turkey |
Butterfly | Eastern tiger swallowtail |
Fish | Largemouth bass, fighting tarpon |
Flower | Camellia, oak-leaf hydrangea |
Horse breed | Racking horse |
Insect | Monarch butterfly |
Mammal | American black bear |
Reptile | Alabama red-bellied turtle |
Tree | Longleaf pine |
Inanimate insignia | |
Beverage | Conecuh Ridge Whiskey |
Colors | Red, white |
Dance | Square dance |
Food | Pecan, blackberry, peach |
Fossil | Basilosaurus |
Gemstone | Star blue quartz |
Mineral | Hematite |
Rock | Marble |
Shell | Johnstone's junonia |
Slogan | Share The Wonder, Alabama the beautiful, Where America finds its voice, Sweet Home Alabama |
Soil | Bama |
State route marker | |
State quarter | |
Released in 2003 | |
Lists of United States state symbols |
Alabama (/ˌæləˈbæmə/) is a state in the United States. Its capital city is Montgomery. The largest city is Birmingham. It became a state in 1819. Native American tribes such as Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Creek first lived in Alabama.
The top countries of origin for immigrants were Mexico (27 percent of immigrants), China (6 percent), India (6 percent), Guatemala (5 percent), and Germany (5 percent).