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Alabama: flag Alabama: seal The yellowhammer is the state bird of Alabama. Alabama's state flower is the camellia. Alabama Oakleigh Historic House Alabama Dexter Avenue bus stop Physical features of Alabama United States: Deep South Little River Canyon National Preserve Cahaba River DeSoto State Park Yellowhammer Birmingham, Alabama: skyline Mechanized cotton harvest Alabama Montgomery: Alabama State Capitol University of Alabama: President's House The Hillbilly Shakespeare Booker T. Washington U.S. Space and Rocket Center Demopolis Coosa River Hernando de Soto Montgomery, Alabama: Commercial Street, 1860s Great Depression: miners in Alabama Childersburg, Alabama: main street, 1930s Civil rights movement Selma March electoral college Montgomery, Alabama Talladega Mountain United States: 2000 presidential election American presidential election, 2004
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Also Known As Yellowhammer State
Capital Montgomery
Population1 (2020) 5,024,279; (2024 est.) 5,157,699
Governor Kay Ivey (Republican)
Date Of Admission December 14, 1819
U.S. Senators Tommy Tuberville (Republican) • Katie Britt (Republican)
State Nickname Cotton State • Yellowhammer State
State Motto "We Dare Defend Our Rights"
State Bird2 yellowhammer • wild turkey
State Flower3 common camellia • oak-leaf hydrangea
State Song "Alabama"
Seats In U.S. House Of Representatives 7 (of 435)
Time Zone Central (GMT − 6 hours)
Total Area (Sq Km) 135,767
Total Area (Sq Mi) 52,420
1Excluding military abroad.2The wild turkey is the state gamebird.3The oak-leaf hydrangea is the state wildflower.

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Alabama: flag
Alabama: seal
The yellowhammer is the state bird of Alabama.
Alabama's state flower is the camellia.
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Dexter Avenue bus stop
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