The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Alabama:

Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = " Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County , LargestMetro = Greater Birmingham , area_total_km2 = 135,7 ...

– 22nd U.S. state to be admitted to the Union, which is located in the

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to the north,

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to the east,

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and the

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to the south, and

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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: **

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: 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
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* Demonyms **

Alabamian (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = "Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County , LargestMetro = Greater Birmingham , area_total_km2 = 135,765 ...

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Geography of Alabama

Geography of Alabama * Alabama is: a U.S. state, a

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* 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 genera ...

* Cannabis in Alabama *

Coat of arms of Alabama The coat of arms of Alabama depicts a shield upon which is carried the symbols of the five states which have at various times held sovereignty over a part or the whole of what is now Alabama. These are the ancient coat of arms of France (three f ...

African Americans in Alabama African Americans in Alabama or Black Alabamians are residents of the state of Alabama who are of African American ancestry. They have a history in Alabama from the era of slavery through the Civil War, emancipation, the Reconstruction era, ...

* Aviation in Alabama * List of Baptist churches in Alabama *

Roman Catholic Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama The Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church that encompasses the northern 39 counties of the U.S. state of Alabama. It was erected on December 9, 1969, when it was split from w ...

* Association of Alabama Camps *

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 Children's of Alabama is a pediatric acute care children's hospital located in Birmingham, Alabama. The main hospital has 332 beds and 48 bassinets. The hospital is affiliated with the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine. The ho ...

* 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 The current flag of Alabama (the second in History of Alabama, Alabama state history) was adopted by Act 383 of the Alabama state legislature on February 16, 1895: The cross of St. Andrew referred to in the law is a diagonal cross, known in ve ...

* Flower from the Fields of Alabama *

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 * History of Baptists in Alabama *

Honda Manufacturing of Alabama Honda Manufacturing of Alabama (HMA) is an automobile factory located in Lincoln, Alabama. It builds vehicles for Honda sales in North America. Production began on November 14, 2001, with the plant producing its two millionth vehicle on Septembe ...

* Iron & Steel Museum of Alabama * LGBT rights in Alabama *

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 ...

List of Alabama Civil War Confederate units {{Short description, none This is a list of Alabama Civil War Confederate Units. Infantry * Alabama Brigade * 1st Alabama Infantry Regiment ** Perote Guards (Company D) * 2nd Alabama Infantry Regiment * 3rd Alabama Infantry Regiment * 4th Alabama ...

* 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 * 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 * 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 i ...

* 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 * List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Alabama *

List of hiking trails in Alabama This is a list of trails in the U.S. state of Alabama. By county Autauga County * Autauga Creek Trail, ; Prattville * Wilderness Park Trail (a.k.a. Bamboo Park), ; Prattville * Cooter's Pond Park Riverwalk, ; Prattville * Jones Bluff Par ...

* 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 Peg ...

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, Tennesse ...

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 titl ...

My Home's in Alabama (song) "My Home's in Alabama" is a song written by Randy Owen and Teddy Gentry, and recorded by American country music band Alabama. It was released in January 1980 as the second single and title track from the album ''My Home's in Alabama''. In the ye ...

* National Democratic Party of Alabama * National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Submissions in Alabama * Paleontology in Alabama * Poet Laureate of Alabama * 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 paid ...

* 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 The Alabama Department of Archives and History is the official repository of archival records for the U.S. state of Alabama. Under the direction of Thomas M. Owen its founder, the agency received state funding by an act of the Alabama Legisla ...

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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