| Capital City: |
Montgomery |
|
| Nickname: |
Heart of Dixie / Cotton State |
| Motto: |
Audemus Jura Nostra Defendere
(We Dare Defend Our Rights) |
| Statehood: |
December 14, 1819 (22nd) |
| Origin of State's
Name: |
Means "tribal town" in Creek
Indian language. |
| Largest Cities: |
Birmingham, Mobile, Montgomery, Huntsville,
Tuscaloosa |
| Border States: |
Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee |
| Land Area: |
50,750 sq. mi., 28th largest |
| State Bird: |
Yellowhammer |
| State Flower: |
Camellia |
| State Tree: |
Southern Pine (pinus palustris) |
| State Song: |
Alabama |
| E-mail your Congressperson: |
U.S. House: 110th
Congress
U.S. Senate: 110th
Congress Or look up your Congressperson in the Congressional
Directory database! |
