Ìpínlẹ̀ Alabama

State of Alabama
Flag Seal
Ìlàjẹ́: Yellowhammer State; Heart of Dixie; Cotton State
Motto(s): Audemus jura nostra defendere (Latin)
Map of the United States with Alabama highlighted
Èdè oníibiṣẹ́	English
Spoken language(s)	English (96.17%) Spanish (2.12%)
Orúkọaráàlú	Alabamian or Alabaman
Olúìlú	Montgomery
Ìlú atóbijùlọ	Birmingham 229,800 (2007 estimate)[1]
Largest metro area	Greater Birmingham Area
Àlà	Ipò 30th ní U.S.
- Total	52,419 sq mi (135,765 km2)
- Width	190 miles (306 km)
- Length	330 miles (531 km)
- % water	3.20
- Latitude	30° 11′ N to 35° N
- Longitude	84° 53′ W to 88° 28′ W
Iyeèrò	Ipò 23rd ní U.S.
- Total	4,661,900 (2008 est.)[2] 4,447,100 (2000)
- Density	84.83/sq mi  (33.84/km2) Ranked 27th in the U.S.
Elevation
- Highest point	Mount Cheaha[3] 2,413 ft (734 m)
- Mean	499 ft  (152 m)
- Lowest point	Gulf of Mexico[3] sea level
Admission to Union	December 14, 1819 (22nd)
Gómìnà	Kay Ivey (R)
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U.S. Senators	Richard Shelby (R) Luther Strange (R)
U.S. House delegation	4 Republicans, 3 Democrats (list)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/DST-5
Abbreviations	AL Ala. US-AL
Website	alabama.gov

Alabama State Symbols
The flag of Alabama.
Animate insignia
Amphibian	Red Hills salamander
Bird	Yellowhammer, Wild Turkey
Butterfly	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Fish	Largemouth bass, Fighting tarpon
Flower	Camellia, Oak-leaf Hydrangea
Insect	Monarch Butterfly
Mammal	American Black Bear, Racking horse
Reptile	Alabama red-bellied turtle
Tree	Longleaf Pine
Inanimate insignia
Beverage	Conecuh Ridge Whiskey
Colors	Red, White
Dance	Square Dance
Food	Pecan, Blackberry, Peach
Fossil	Basilosaurus
Gemstone	Star Blue Quartz
Mineral	Hematite
Rock	Marble
Shell	Johnstone's Junonia
Slogan(s)	Share The Wonder, Alabama the beautiful, Where America finds its voice, Sweet Home Alabama
Soil	Bama
Song(s)	Alabama
Route marker(s)
State Quarter
Released in 2003
Lists of United States state insignia