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State Facts
Full Name - State of Arkansas
Admitted to the Union (Rank) - June 15, 1836 (25th)
Population 2012 (Rank) - 2,949,131 (32nd)
Land Area (Rank)
52,068 square miles; 134,856 square kilometers (27th)
Capital - Little Rock
State Nicknames - The Natural State
Motto - Regnat populus (The people rule)
Song - “The Arkansas Traveler” (music by Colonel Sanford Faulkner)
State Symbols
Flower: Apple blossom
Tree: Pine tree
Bird: Mockingbird
Gem: Diamond
Insect: Honeybee
Economy
Agriculture: Poultry and eggs, soybeans, sorghum, cattle, cotton, rice, hogs, milk
Industry: Food processing, electric equipment, fabricated metal products, machinery, paper products, bromine, vanadium
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