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Fedotova Julie, III IR. Nickname = The Natural State (current) The Land of Opportunity (former) Motto = Regnat Populus (The People Rule) Capital = Little Rock Official Language = English Bird = Mockingbird Butterfly = Diana Fritillary
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Nickname = The Natural State (current)The Land of Opportunity (former)Motto = RegnatPopulus (The People Rule)Capital = Little Rock Official Language= English Bird = MockingbirdButterfly = Diana Fritillary Flower= Apple blossomInsect = European honey beeMammal = White-tailed deerTree = Loblolly PineBeverage = MilkDance = Square DanceFood = South Arkansas Vine Ripe Pink TomatoGemstone = DiamondInstrument = FiddleMineral = DiamondSong = "Arkansas", Some general information
Location Little Rock – the capital Arkansas shares a border with six states (N: Missouri; E: Tennessee, Mississippi; S: Louisiana; W: Texas, Oklahoma)
Geography and climate Arkansas is a land of mountains and valleys, thick forests and fertile plains Arkansas generally has a humid subtropical climate, which borders on humid continental in some northern highland areas.
history On June 15, 1836, the State of Arkansas was admitted to the Union as the 25th state and the 13th slave state. Hernando de Soto
population Non-Hispanic White Americans75.6% African Americans 15.8% Native Americans 0.9% Asian Americans 1.1% Pacific Islander Americans 0.1% Multiracial Americans 1.4% Multiracial Americans1.4% Map of Arkansas highlighting Perry County
religion • Christian: 86.0% • Protestant: 78.0% • RomanCatholic: 7.0% • EasternOrthodox: <1.0% • OtherChristian: <1.0% • Non-religious: 14.0% • Otherreligions: <1.0% • Jewish: <1.0% • Muslim: <1.0% The Bible Belt is term for a part of the United States in which many people believe inconservative Evangelical Protestantism making it a dominant part of the culture.
government Mark Pryor John Boozman Mike Beebe