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Alabama state is named after the Alabama River, which in turn was named after a Native American tribe called 'Alabama' that inhabited the region. The Tribe's name is probably derived from a Choctaw language words 'alba-amo' meaning "vegetation gatherer", referring to the tribe's expertise in collecting herbs to use as medicine

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Alabama Capital Biggest City by Area

• State Abbreviation – AL
• Area – 52,423 square miles [Alabama is the 30th biggest state in the USA]
• Population – 4,833,722 (as of 2013) [Alabama is the 23rd most populous state in the USA]
• Name for Residents – Alabamans
• Major Industries – agriculture (cotton, corn, peanuts, soybeans, poultry, and livestock), hydroelectric power, mining (coal, limestone, iron ore), steel-making
• Major Rivers – Tombigbee River, Alabama River, Tennessee River, Chattahoochee River
• Major Lakes -Guntersville Lake, Wilson Lake, Martin Lake, West Point Lake, Lewis Smith Lake
• Highest Point – Cheaha Mountain – 2407 feet, (734 m) above sea level
• Number of Counties – 67
• Bordering States – Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee
• Bordering Body of Water – Gulf of Mexico
• Origin of the Name Alabama – Alabama means "tribal town" in the language of the local Creek Indians
• State Nickname – Heart of Dixie, "Yellowhammer State"
• State Motto – "Audemus jura nostra defendere" – We Dare Defend Our Rights
• State Song – Alabama
• Dinosaur Fossils Found in Alabama – Lophorhothon, Nodosaurus
• Alabama is the only state to have an alcoholic beverage as its official drink: Conecuh Ridge Whiskey.