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Alabama: flag
flag of Alabama
Alabama: seal
Seal of Alabama
The yellowhammer is the state bird of Alabama.
The yellowhammer is the state bird of Alabama.
Alabama's state flower is the camellia.
Alabama's state flower is the camellia.
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Capital:
Montgomery
Population:
(2020) 5,024,279; (2023 est.) 5,108,468
Governor:
Kay Ivey (Republican)
Date Of Admission:
December 14, 1819
U.S. Senators:
Tommy Tuberville (Republican)
Katie Britt (Republican)
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Alabama, constituent state of the United States of America, admitted to the union in 1819 as the 22nd state. Alabama forms a roughly rectangular shape on the map, elongated in a north-south direction. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, and Mississippi to the west. The Florida panhandle blocks Alabama’s access to the Gulf of Mexico except in Alabama’s southwestern corner, where Mobile Bay is located. Montgomery is the state capital. The state offers much topographical diversity. The rich agricultural valley of the Tennessee River occupies the extreme northern part of the state. In northeastern ...(100 of 5392 words)

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