Statehood Dec. 14, 1819 (22nd state)
Capital
Montgomery
Largest
Cities (by population) Birmingham, Mobile, Montgomery,
Huntsville, Tuscaloosa
Origin of
Name From the Choctaw Indian word Alibamu, meaning
"I clear the thicket."
Population
4,486,508 (23rd)
Motto "We
Dare Defend Our Rights"
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Area 52,423 sq miles (28th)
Bordering
States (4) Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee
Number of
Counties (67)
Largest
County (by population) Jefferson, 662,047
Highest
Point Cheaha Mountain in the Talladega National Forest at
2,405 ft
Lowest
Point Gulf of Mexico, sea level |
