Alabama

Alabama
State
Kintra	Unitit States
Afore stateheid	Alabama Territory
Admittit tae the Union	December 14, 1819 (22nt)
Lairgest ceety	Birmingham
Lairgest metro	Birmingham metropolitan area
Govrenment
• Govrenor	Kay Ivey (R)
• Lieutenant Governor	Vacant
Legislatur	Alabama Legislatur
• Upper hoose	Senate R-25, D-8
• Lawer hoose	Hoose o Representatives R-72, D-33
U.S. senators	Richard Shelby (R) Luther Strange (R)
U.S. Hoose delegation	6 Republicans, 1 Democrat (leet)
Population
• Total	4,863,300 (2,016 est.)
• Median hooseaud income	$44509
• Income rank	47t
Leid
• Offeecial leid	English
• Spoken leid	As o 2010 English 95.1% Spanish 3.1%
Trad. abbreviation	Ala.
Latitude	30° 11′ N tae 35° N
Longitude	84° 53′ W tae 88° 28′ W

Alabama is a state in the sootheastren region o the Unitit States. It is mairchit bi Tennessee tae the north, Georgie tae the east, Florida an the Gulf o Mexico tae the sooth, an Mississippi tae the wast. Alabama is the 30t lairgest bi area an the 24t-maist populous o the U.S. states. Wi a tot o 1,500 mile (2,400 km) o inland watterweys, Alabama haes amang the maist o ony state. Alabama is nicknamed the Yellowhammer State, efter the state bird. Alabama is cried the "Hert o Dixie" an the "Cotton State" an aa. The state tree is the langleaf pine, an the state flouer is the camellia. Alabama's caipital is Montgomery. The lairgest city bi population is Birmingham, that haes lang been the maist industrialised city; the lairgest city bi laund area is Huntsville. The auldest city is Mobile, foondit bi French colonists in 1702 as the caipital o French Louisiana.

Frae the American Ceevil War till Warld War II, Alabama, lik mony states in the soothren U.S., suffered economic haurdship, in pairt acause o its conteena'd dependence on agricultur. Seemilar tae ither umwhile sclave states, Alabama legislators employed Jim Crow laws tae disenfranchise an itherwise discriminate against African Americans frae the end o the Reconstruction Era up till at least the 1970's. Despite the growthe o major industries an urban centres, white rural interests dominatit the state legislatur frae 1901 tae the 1960s. In this time, urban interests an African Americans war merkedly unner-representit. Follaein Warld War II, Alabama grew as the state's economy changed frae ane primarily based on agricultur tae ane wi diversifee'd interests. The state economy in the 21st century is based on management, automotive, finance, manufacturin, aerospace, meeneral extraction, healcare, eddication, retail, an technology.

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