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Located in the southeastern region of the United States, Alabama 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 the 30th-most extensive and the 24th-most populous of the 50 United States. At 1,300 miles (2,100 km), Alabama has one of the longest navigable inland waterways in the nation.
Population: 4,858,979 (2015 est.) Ranked 24th in the nation
Male: 2,320,188; Female: 2,459,548. White: 3,275,394 (68.5%); Black: 1,251,311 (26.2%); American Indian: 28,218 (0.6%); Asian: 53,595 (1.1%); Other race: 96,910 (2.0%); Two or more races: 71,251 (1.5%); Hispanic/Latino: 185,602 (3.9%). Age: 2010 population 18 and over: 62.5% ; 65 and over: 14.1% ; median age: 37.9
Median Household Income: $40,489.00 (2009) Ranked 46th in the nation
Area: 52,419 Sq. Miles (135,765 km2) Ranked 30th in the nation
Capital: Montgomery (Area Code: 334)
Largest cities (2013): Birmingham, 212,113; Montgomery, 201,332; Mobile, 194,899; Huntsville, 186,254; Tuscaloosa, 95,334; Hoover, 84,126; Dothan, 68,001; Auburn, 58,582; Decatur, 55,816; Madison, 42,938
U. S. Rankings:
Grosse Domestic Product (GDP): 26 (2015) - $207,303 in millions. Source: http://www.bea.gov
Education: State Education Data Profile: Source: http://nces.ed.gov
Health: 46 (2015) – Source: http://americashealthrankings.org/AL
Economy
The central Black Belt, formerly a principal cotton-growing area, is now employed largely for raising poultry (the state ranks third in U.S. broiler chicken production) and cattle, Alabama's most valuable agricultural products. Cotton is still the chief crop; greenhouse plants, peanuts, and vegetables are also important.
Although about half of Alabama's area is devoted to agriculture, manufacturing accounts for a larger share of the state's income. Where the Tennessee River loops across the north, hydroelectric power from the Tennessee Valley Authority has converted much agricultural land to industrial uses. Alabama has the second most extensive (after Georgia) forests in the contiguous United States, and pulp and paper products lead manufactures. Other major industries produce chemicals, electronics, textiles, processed foods, and automobiles. Oil and gas, cement, and stone lead mineral production; the state's once-prominent coal industry is gradually declining. The Marshall NASA Space Flight Center, Redstone Arsenal, Maxwell Air Force Base, and Forts Rucker and McClellan contribute significantly to the economy.
Tourism: Points of interest include the Helen Keller birthplace at Tuscumbia, the Space and Rocket Center at Huntsville, the White House of the Confederacy, the restored state Capitol, the Civil Rights Memorial, the Rosa Parks Museum & Library, and the Shakespeare Festival Theater Complex in Montgomery; the Civil Rights Institute and the McWane Center in Birmingham; the Russell Cave near Bridgeport; the Bellingrath Gardens at Theodore; the USS Alabama at Mobile; Mound State Monument near Tuscaloosa; and the Gulf Coast area. Alabama Tourism Budget is about $4 billion, employing nearly 62,000.
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Local Information / contacts & Website
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alabama
Info Please: http://www.infoplease.com/us-states/labama.html
Alabama Info: http://alabamainfo.com/general/
Government - State: http://alabama.gov
Government - City: http://alabama.gov
Economic Development: http://www.madeinalabama.com
Tourism: http://www.touralabama.org
Healthcare: http://www.adph.org
Multicultural Chamber of Commerce: http://www.multiculturalchamper.org - info@multiculturalchamber.org
Located in the southeastern region of the United States, Alabama 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 the 30th-most extensive and the 24th-most populous of the 50 United States. At 1,300 miles (2,100 km), Alabama has one of the longest navigable inland waterways in the nation.
Population: 4,858,979 (2015 est.) Ranked 24th in the nation
Male: 2,320,188; Female: 2,459,548. White: 3,275,394 (68.5%); Black: 1,251,311 (26.2%); American Indian: 28,218 (0.6%); Asian: 53,595 (1.1%); Other race: 96,910 (2.0%); Two or more races: 71,251 (1.5%); Hispanic/Latino: 185,602 (3.9%). Age: 2010 population 18 and over: 62.5% ; 65 and over: 14.1% ; median age: 37.9
Median Household Income: $40,489.00 (2009) Ranked 46th in the nation
Area: 52,419 Sq. Miles (135,765 km2) Ranked 30th in the nation
Capital: Montgomery (Area Code: 334)
Largest cities (2013): Birmingham, 212,113; Montgomery, 201,332; Mobile, 194,899; Huntsville, 186,254; Tuscaloosa, 95,334; Hoover, 84,126; Dothan, 68,001; Auburn, 58,582; Decatur, 55,816; Madison, 42,938
U. S. Rankings:
Grosse Domestic Product (GDP): 26 (2015) - $207,303 in millions. Source: http://www.bea.gov
Education: State Education Data Profile: Source: http://nces.ed.gov
Health: 46 (2015) – Source: http://americashealthrankings.org/AL
Economy
The central Black Belt, formerly a principal cotton-growing area, is now employed largely for raising poultry (the state ranks third in U.S. broiler chicken production) and cattle, Alabama's most valuable agricultural products. Cotton is still the chief crop; greenhouse plants, peanuts, and vegetables are also important.
Although about half of Alabama's area is devoted to agriculture, manufacturing accounts for a larger share of the state's income. Where the Tennessee River loops across the north, hydroelectric power from the Tennessee Valley Authority has converted much agricultural land to industrial uses. Alabama has the second most extensive (after Georgia) forests in the contiguous United States, and pulp and paper products lead manufactures. Other major industries produce chemicals, electronics, textiles, processed foods, and automobiles. Oil and gas, cement, and stone lead mineral production; the state's once-prominent coal industry is gradually declining. The Marshall NASA Space Flight Center, Redstone Arsenal, Maxwell Air Force Base, and Forts Rucker and McClellan contribute significantly to the economy.
Tourism: Points of interest include the Helen Keller birthplace at Tuscumbia, the Space and Rocket Center at Huntsville, the White House of the Confederacy, the restored state Capitol, the Civil Rights Memorial, the Rosa Parks Museum & Library, and the Shakespeare Festival Theater Complex in Montgomery; the Civil Rights Institute and the McWane Center in Birmingham; the Russell Cave near Bridgeport; the Bellingrath Gardens at Theodore; the USS Alabama at Mobile; Mound State Monument near Tuscaloosa; and the Gulf Coast area. Alabama Tourism Budget is about $4 billion, employing nearly 62,000.
*****SEE TOURISM PAGES FOR CONTACTS, OPPORTUNITIES, VIDEOS AND ADS
Local Information / contacts & Website
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alabama
Info Please: http://www.infoplease.com/us-states/labama.html
Alabama Info: http://alabamainfo.com/general/
Government - State: http://alabama.gov
Government - City: http://alabama.gov
Economic Development: http://www.madeinalabama.com
Tourism: http://www.touralabama.org
Healthcare: http://www.adph.org
Multicultural Chamber of Commerce: http://www.multiculturalchamper.org - info@multiculturalchamber.org
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