Outline of Alabama

The Flag of the State of Alabama

The Great Seal of the State of Alabama

The location of the state of Alabama in the United States of America

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

Alabama – 22nd state to be admitted U.S. state. It is located in the southern region of the United States of America. It 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 a major producer of chickens, which accounts for almost half of the state's agriculture.

1 General reference
2 Geography of Alabama
3 Government and politics of Alabama
4 History of Alabama
5 Culture of Alabama
- 5.1 The arts in Alabama
- 5.2 Sports in Alabama
  - 5.2.1 College sports in Alabama
6 Economy and infrastructure of Alabama
7 Education in Alabama
8 Publications about Alabama
9 See also
10 References
11 External links

General reference

An enlargeable map of the state of Alabama

Names
- Common name: Alabama
  - Pronunciation: ⁱ/ˌæləˈbæmə/
- Official name: 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^[1]
  - Cotton State^[2]
  - Heart of Dixie^[2]^[3]^[4]
  - Lizard State^[1]
  - Yellowhammer State^[2]
  - Camellia State
Adjectival: Alabama
Demonyms
- Alabamian
- Alabaman

Geography of Alabama

Alabama is: a U.S. state, a federal state of the United States of America
Location
- Northern Hemisphere
- Western Hemisphere
  - Americas
    - North America
      - Anglo America
      - Northern America
        
        United States of America
        
        Contiguous United States
        
        Central United States
        
        East South Central States
        
        Southern United States
        
        Deep South
        
        Gulf Coast of the United States
        
        Southeastern United States
Population of Alabama: 4,779,736 (2010 U.S. Census^[5])
Area of Alabama:
Atlas of Alabama

Places in Alabama

Environment of Alabama

Climate of Alabama
Geology of Alabama
Protected areas in Alabama
- State forests of Alabama
Superfund sites in Alabama
Wildlife of Alabama
- Fauna of Alabama
- Flora of Alabama
  - Botanical gardens and arboretums in Alabama
  - Trees of Alabama

Natural geographic features of Alabama

Regions of Alabama

Metropolitan areas of Alabama

Metropolitan areas of Alabama, ranked by size:

Administrative divisions of Alabama

An enlargeable map of the 67 counties of the state of Alabama

The 67 counties of the state of Alabama
- Municipalities in Alabama
  - Cities in Alabama
    - State capital of Alabama: Montgomery
    - City nicknames in Alabama
Alabama Congressional districts

Demography of Alabama

Government and politics of Alabama

Main article: Government of Alabama and Politics of Alabama

Branches of the government of Alabama

Executive branch of the government of Alabama

Military in Alabama

History of Alabama

History of Alabama, by period

Prehistory of Alabama
Spanish colony of Florida, 1565–1763
French colony of Louisiane, 1699–1763
British Colony of Georgia, 1732–1776
French and Indian War, 1754–1763
- Treaty of Paris of 1763
British Colony of West Florida, 1763–1783
British Indian Reserve, 1763–1783
- Royal Proclamation of 1763
American Revolutionary War, April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783
- United States Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776
- Treaty of Paris, September 3, 1783
Territorial claims of State of South Carolina along 35th parallel north, 1776–1787
Territorial claims of State of Georgia from 31st parallel north to 35th parallel north, 1776–1802
Spanish colony of Florida Occidental, 1783–1821
- Treaty of San Lorenzo of 1795
- Republic of West Florida, 1810
Territory of Mississippi, 1798–1817
- War of 1812, June 18, 1812 – March 23, 1815
  - United States unilaterally annexes Mobile District of Spanish Florida Occidental, 1812
  - Treaty of Ghent, December 24, 1814
- Creek War, 1813–1814
Territory of Alabama, 1817–1819
- History of slavery in Alabama
- Adams-Onís Treaty of 1819
State of Alabama becomes 22nd state admitted to the United States of America on December 14, 1819
- Trail of Tears, 1830–1838
- Mexican–American War, April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848
- Fourth state to declare secession from the United States of America on January 11, 1861
- Founding state of the Confederate States of America on February 8, 1861
- American Civil War, April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865
  - Alabama in the American Civil War
    - Battle of Day's Gap, April 30, 1863
    - Battle of Athens, January 26, 1864
    - Battle of Mobile Bay, August 2–23, 1864
    - Franklin-Nashville Campaign, October 5 – December 25, 1864
      - Battle of Decatur, October 26–29, 1864
    - Battle of Spanish Fort, March 27 – April 8, 1865
    - Battle of Selma, April 2, 1865
    - Battle of Fort Blakely, April 2–9, 1865
- Alabama in Reconstruction, 1865–1868
  - Seventh former Confederate state readmitted to the United States of America on July 13, 1868
- Historical Panorama of Alabama Agriculture, October 2–7, 1939
- African-American Civil Rights Movement from December 1, 1955, to January 20, 1969
  - Montgomery Bus Boycott, December 1, 1955 – December 20, 1956
  - Birmingham Campaign, spring, 1963
  - Selma to Montgomery marches, March 7–25, 1965

History of Alabama, by region

History of Alabama, by subject

List of the oldest buildings in Alabama
History of the Alabama Cooperative Extension System
History of slavery in Alabama
History of sports in Alabama
- History of sports in Mobile, Alabama
History of universities in Alabama

Culture of Alabama

The arts in Alabama

Music of Alabama

Sports in Alabama

Professional sports teams in Alabama

College sports in Alabama

Alabama Crimson Tide

Economy and infrastructure of Alabama

Communications in Alabama
Health care in Alabama
- Hospitals in Alabama
Transportation in Alabama
- Airports in Alabama

Education in Alabama

Schools in Alabama
- School districts in Alabama
  - High schools in Alabama
- Colleges and universities in Alabama

Publications about Alabama

Encyclopedia of Alabama

References

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External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Alabama

Encyclopedia of Alabama – ..vers history, culture, geography, natural environment, and more.
Alabama.gov – Official website.
Alabama State Guide, from the Library of Congress
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 Councils
Energy Data & Statistics for Alabama- From the U.S. Department of Energy
TourAlabama.org – Alabama Department of Tourism and Travel
All About Alabama, at the Alabama Department of Archives and History
AlabamaMosaic, a digital repository of materials on Alabama's history, culture, places, and people
Code of Alabama 1975 – at the Alabama Legislature site
Alabama at DMOZ
USGS real-time, geographic, and other scientific resources of Alabama
Alabama QuickFacts from the U.S. Census Bureau
Alabama State Fact Sheet from the U.S. Department of Agriculture
Alabama State Parks
National Parks of Alabama

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