The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Alabama: Alabama – 22nd U.S. state to be admitted to the Union, which is located in the

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. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama is a major producer of chickens, which accounts for almost half of the state's agriculture.

General reference

* Names ** Common name: Alabama *** Pronunciation: **

Official name A legal name is the name that identifies a person for legal, administrative and other official purposes. A person's legal birth name generally is the name of the person that was given for the purpose of registration of the birth and which then ap ...

: State of Alabama ** Abbreviations and name codes *** Postal symbol: AL *** ISO 3166-2 code: US-AL *** Internet second-level domain: .al.us ** Nicknames ***Cotton Plantation State ***Cotton State *** Heart of Dixie *** Lizard StateIntroduction to Alabama
50 States, retrieved April 24, 2009. *** Yellowhammer State *** Camellia State * Adjectival: Alabama * Demonyms **

Alabamian (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = "Alabama (state song), Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville, Alabama, Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County, Al ...

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Geography of Alabama

Geography of Alabama * Alabama is: a U.S. state, a federal state of the United States of America * Location **

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Deep South The Deep South or the Lower South is a cultural and geographic subregion in the Southern United States. The term was first used to describe the states most dependent on plantations and slavery prior to the American Civil War. Following the war ...

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********* Southeastern United States * Population of Alabama: 4,779,736 (2010 U.S. Census) * Area of Alabama: * Atlas of Alabama

Places in Alabama

List of places in Alabama {{Short pages monitor * * * * * Gun laws in Alabama *

Attorney General of Alabama The Attorney General of Alabama is an elected, constitutional officer of the State of Alabama. The office of the Attorney General is located at the state capitol in Montgomery, Alabama. Henry Hitchcock was elected Alabama's first attorney general ...

Cannabis in Alabama Cannabis in Alabama is illegal for recreational use. First-time possession of personal amounts is a misdemeanor, punishable by up to a year in prison, a fine of up to $6000, and a mandatory six months driver's license suspension. Repeat offenses ...

* Coat of arms of Alabama * African Americans in Alabama * Aviation in Alabama *

List of Baptist churches in Alabama This is a list of Baptist churches in the U.S. state of Alabama that are notable because they are National Historic Landmarks (NHL), listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Herit ...

* Roman Catholic Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama *

Association of Alabama Camps The Association of Alabama Camps has represented the interests of the children and families who attend camps in Alabama, as well as the camps themselves since 1980. These camps serve around a quarter million children, parents, young adults and seni ...

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama (BCBSAL) is a nonprofit health insurance company headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama. The company was founded in 1936, provides coverage to more than 3 million people and is a member of the Blue Cross and Bl ...

Canebrake (region of Alabama) The Canebrake refers to a historical region of west-central Alabama in the United States, which was once dominated by thickets of ''Arundinaria'', a type of bamboo, or cane, native to North America. It was centered on the junction of the Tombigbee ...

* CenturyTel of Alabama * Children's of Alabama * Crazy in Alabama *

Echota Cherokee Tribe of Alabama The Echota Cherokee Tribe of Alabama is a state-recognized tribe in Alabama and Cherokee heritage group.'Stat ...

* Effects of Hurricane Dennis in Alabama * Flag of Alabama *

Flower from the Fields of Alabama ''Flower From the Fields of Alabama'' is an album by the United States, American musician Norman Blake (American musician), Norman Blake, released in 2001. Track listing All songs traditional unless otherwise noted. # "Salty Dog" – 4:21 # " ...

Grand Lodge of Alabama The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Alabama, commonly called the Grand Lodge of Alabama, is one of two Masonic grand lodges in the state of Alabama (the other being the predominantly African American ''Princ ...

Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama The Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama (¡HICA!) is a non-profit organization, created in 1999, which aims to improve the quality of life for Latinos living in Alabama. HICA was founded by Isabel Rubio Isabel is a female name of Spanish ori ...

History of Baptists in Alabama The history of the Baptist movement in the state of Alabama predates Alabama statehood. First Baptist churches The first Baptist church in what was then the territory of Alabama was the Flint River Baptist church founded by twelve people on Octob ...

* Honda Manufacturing of Alabama * Iron & Steel Museum of Alabama *

LGBT rights in Alabama Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender ( LGBT or LGBTQ ) individuals in Alabama face legal challenges and discrimination not experienced by non-LGBTQ Alabamians. LGBTQ rights in Alabama—a Republican Party stronghold located in both the De ...

Libertarian Party of Alabama The Libertarian Party of Alabama (LPA) is the Alabama affiliate of the national Libertarian Party (LP). It is headquartered in Montgomery, Alabama. Due to the high signature requirement to get onto the ballot and the requirement that a party r ...

* List of Alabama Civil War Confederate units * List of Alabama Union Civil War regiments * List of Alabama area codes * List of Alabama companies * List of Alabama state symbols * List of Alabama tornado events * List of Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey seasons *

List of Carnegie libraries in Alabama The following list of Carnegie libraries in Alabama provides detailed information on United States Carnegie library, Carnegie libraries in Alabama, where 14 public libraries were built from 14 grants (totaling $195,800) awarded by the Carnegie Cor ...

* List of governors of Alabama *

List of United States federal courthouses in Alabama Following is a list of current and former courthouses of the United States federal court system located in Alabama. Each entry indicates the name of the building along with an image, if available, its location and the jurisdiction it covers,For t ...

List of breweries in Alabama Breweries in Alabama produce a wide range of beers in different styles that are marketed locally and regionally. In 2012 Alabama's then 17 breweries, importers, brewpubs, and company-owned packagers and wholesalers employed 60 people directly, and ...

* List of casinos in Alabama * List of census county divisions in Alabama * List of census-designated places in Alabama *

List of cities and towns in Alabama Alabama is a state located in the Southern United States. According to the 2020 United States Census, Alabama is the 24th most populous state with 5,024,279 inhabitants and the 28th largest by land area spanning of land. Alabama is divided int ...

* List of city nicknames in Alabama * List of college athletic programs in Alabama * List of county courthouses in Alabama * List of covered bridges in Alabama *

List of dams and reservoirs in Alabama This article lists the dams and reservoirs in Alabama. In 2015, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers estimated that the state has about 2,271 dams. Reservoirs and manmade lakes with known dams See also * List of dams and reservoirs in the United S ...

* List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Alabama * List of hiking trails in Alabama * List of law schools in Alabama * List of lieutenant governors of Alabama * List of lighthouses in Alabama * List of metropolitan areas of Alabama *

List of people executed in Alabama The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Alabama since 1983. All of the 70 people (69 men and 1 woman) have been executed at the Holman Correctional Facility, near Atmore, Alabama. All executions since December 2002 have bee ...

* List of place names in Alabama of Native American origin * List of plantations in Alabama * List of shopping malls in Alabama * List of television stations in Alabama (by channel number) * List of television stations in Alabama by city of license * List of unincorporated communities in Alabama *

Live at the Apollo (Ben Harper and The Blind Boys of Alabama) ''Live at the Apollo'' was a concert by Ben Harper and The Blind Boys of Alabama filmed at the Apollo Theater (Harlem, New York Harlem is a neighborhood in Upper Manhattan, New York City. It is bounded roughly by the Hudson River on the west; ...

Live in Alabama & More ''Live in Alabama & More'' is a part live, mostly studio album by soul singer, Peggy Scott-Adams Peggy Scott-Adams (born Peggy Stoutmeyer, June 25, 1948) is an American blues and R&B singer. She is sometimes known by her former name of Peggy ...

Loveman's of Alabama Loveman's of Alabama was a Birmingham, Alabama-based chain of department stores with locations across Alabama. It adopted this name to distinguish it from Loveman's department stores operating in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and in Nashville, Tennessee ...

My Home's in Alabama ''My Home's in Alabama'' is the fourth studio album by American country music band Alabama, released in May 1980 on RCA Nashville, their breakthrough album. It peaked at No. 3 on the Country album charts and no. 71 on Billboard 200. The title ...

* My Home's in Alabama (song) *

National Democratic Party of Alabama The National Democratic Party of Alabama (NDPA) was a political party active in the U.S. state of Alabama that opposed the segregationist governor George Wallace. 1968 election During the 1968 Presidential election, Alabama's Democratic Party sup ...

* National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Submissions in Alabama * Paleontology in Alabama *

Poet Laureate of Alabama The Poet Laureate of Alabama is the poet laureate for the U.S. state of Alabama. The position was established in 1931 by an act of the Alabama Legislature. Poets Laureate, who must have been Alabama residents for at least 15 years, are chosen by t ...

* Retirement Systems of Alabama *

Seal of Alabama The Great Seal of the State of Alabama is the state seal of the U.S. state of Alabama. Seal of 1817 The first seal was designed in 1817 by William Wyatt Bibb, the governor of the Alabama Territory and the subsequent first governor of the sta ...

State Auditor of Alabama The state auditor of Alabama is constitutionally required to make a complete report to the governor of Alabama showing the receipts and disbursement of every character, all claims audited and paid out, and all taxes and revenues collected and pai ...

* The Blind Boys of Alabama * Time in Alabama * Tobacco in Alabama

References

External links

Encyclopedia of Alabama
– ..vers history, culture, geography, natural environment, and more.
Alabama.gov
– Official website.
Alabama State Databases
– Annotated list of searchable databases produced by Alabama state agencies and compiled by the Government Documents Roundtable of the American Library Association.
Alabama Association of Regional CouncilsEnergy Data & Statistics for Alabama- From the U.S. Department of EnergyTourAlabama.org
– Alabama Department of Tourism and Travel

at the Alabama Department of Archives and History
AlabamaMosaic
a digital repository of materials on Alabama's history, culture, places, and people
Digital Alabama
a repository of nonfiction and historical fiction on Alabama's history, art, architecture, religions, culture, places, and people that helped shape the Alabama way of life

– at the Alabama Legislature site *
USGS real-time, geographic, and other scientific resources of Alabama
from the U.S. Census Bureau
Alabama State Fact Sheet
from the U.S. Department of Agriculture
Alabama State ParksNational Parks of Alabama
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