Ratification or Admission:  December 14, 1819 (22th)
Present Constitution Adopted:  1901
State Abbreviation:   AL
State Capital:  Montgomery
Largest City:  Birmingham
State Motto:  “Audemus jura nostra defendere” (We dare defend our rights)
State Nickname:  Yellowhammer State / Heart of Dixie
Origin of the Name:  From the Alabama River, itself named after the Alabama people. Based on the Choctaw word albah amo meaning “thicket clearers“
State Song:  “Alabama” | Words by: Julia S. Tutwiler | Music by: Edna G. Gussen
State Animal:  Black Bear
State Bird:  Yellowhammer
State Fish:  Largemouth Bass
State Flower:  Camellia
State Fruit:  Blackberry
State Gemstone:  Star Blue Quartz
State Insect:  Monarch Butterfly
State Mineral:  Hematite
State Tree:  Longleaf Pine

Economy

AGRICULTURE:
cattle, chickens, cotton, dairy, eggs, fruit, peanuts, soybeans, vegetables, wood.

MINING:
bauxite, clay, cola, natural gas, petroleum, sand, shale

MANUFACTURING:
chemicals, clothing, electronics, food processing, furniture, lumber and wood products, metal, paper products, textiles.

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