Outline of Alabama explained

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

Alabama - 22nd U.S. state to be admitted to the Union, which is located in the South. 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.

General reference

Names
- Common name: Alabama
  - Pronunciation:
- 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
  - Cotton State^[1]
  - Heart of Dixie^[1] ^[2] ^[3]
  - Lizard State^[4]
  - Yellowhammer State^[1]
  - 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
- List of nature centers in 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 AlabamaMetropolitan areas of Alabama, ranked by size:

Administrative divisions of Alabama

Types of administrative divisions in Alabama:

Alabama Congressional districts

Alabama's congressional districts

Counties of Alabama

Municipalities in Alabama

Cities in Alabama (10 with largest population included below)
- State capital of Alabama: Montgomery
- City nicknames in Alabama
- Auburn, Alabama
- Birmingham, Alabama
- Decatur, Alabama
- Dothan, Alabama
- Hoover, Alabama
- Huntsville, Alabama
- Madison, Alabama
- Mobile, Alabama
- Montgomery, Alabama
- St. Stephens, Alabama
- Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Demography of Alabama

Demographics of Alabama

Government and politics of Alabama

See main article: Government of Alabama.

Branches of the government of Alabama

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 Blakeley, 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
- 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 county

History of Autauga County, Alabama
History of Baldwin County, Alabama
History of Barbour County, Alabama
History of Bibb County, Alabama
History of Blount County, Alabama
History of Bullock County, Alabama
History of Butler County, Alabama
History of Calhoun County, Alabama
History of Chambers County, Alabama
History of Cherokee County, Alabama
History of Chilton County, Alabama
History of Choctaw County, Alabama
History of Clarke County, Alabama
History of Clay County, Alabama
History of Cleburne County, Alabama
History of Coffee County, Alabama
History of Colbert County, Alabama
History of Conecuh County, Alabama
History of Coosa County, Alabama
History of Covington County, Alabama
History of Crenshaw County, Alabama
History of Cullman County, Alabama
History of Dale County, Alabama
History of Dallas County, Alabama
History of DeKalb County, Alabama
History of Elmore County, Alabama
History of Escambia County, Alabama
History of Etowah County, Alabama
History of Fayette County, Alabama
History of Franklin County, Alabama
History of Geneva County, Alabama
History of Greene County, Alabama
History of Hale County, Alabama
History of Henry County, Alabama
History of Houston County, Alabama
History of Jackson County, Alabama
History of Jefferson County, Alabama
History of Lamar County, Alabama
History of Lauderdale County, Alabama
History of Lawrence County, Alabama
History of Lee County, Alabama
History of Limestone County, Alabama
History of Lowndes County, Alabama
History of Macon County, Alabama
History of Madison County, Alabama
History of Marengo County, Alabama
History of Marion County, Alabama
History of Marshall County, Alabama
History of Mobile County, Alabama
History of Monroe County, Alabama
History of Montgomery County, Alabama
History of Morgan County, Alabama
History of Perry County, Alabama
History of Pickens County, Alabama
History of Pike County, Alabama
History of Randolph County, Alabama
History of Russell County, Alabama
History of Shelby County, Alabama
History of St. Clair County, Alabama
History of Sumter County, Alabama
History of Talladega County, Alabama
History of Tallapoosa County, Alabama
History of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama
History of Walker County, Alabama
History of Washington County, Alabama
History of Wilcox County, Alabama
History of Winston County, Alabama

History of Alabama, by city

History of Auburn, Alabama
History of Birmingham, Alabama
History of Decatur, Alabama
History of Dothan, Alabama
History of Hoover, Alabama
History of Huntsville, Alabama
History of Madison, Alabama
History of Mobile, Alabama
- History of sports in Mobile, Alabama
History of Montgomery, Alabama
- Browder v. Gayle
- Montgomery bus boycott
- Civil Rights Memorial
- How Long, Not Long
- Lehman Brothers
- Lightning Route
- Mid-November 2006 tornado outbreak
- Montgomery Convention
- Montgomery Improvement Association
- Montgomery and West Point Railroad
- Selma to Montgomery marches
- Women's Political Council
- Wright Flying School
History of St. Stephens, Alabama
History of Tuscaloosa, Alabama

History of Alabama, by subject

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

Culture of Alabama

Architecture in Alabama
- List of oldest buildings in Alabama
- List of tallest buildings in Alabama
Museums in Alabama
Religion in Alabama
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Alabama
- Episcopal Diocese of Alabama
Scouting in Alabama
State symbols of Alabama

The arts in Alabama

Music of Alabama

Sports in Alabama

Professional sports teams in Alabama

College sports in Alabama

Economy and infrastructure of Alabama

Economy of Alabama

Agriculture in Alabama
- Fishing in Alabama
Communications in Alabama
Energy in Alabama
- Power stations in Alabama
- Solar power in Alabama
Health care in Alabama
- Hospitals in Alabama

Transportation in Alabama

Education in Alabama

Schools in Alabama
- School districts in Alabama
  - High schools in Alabama
- Colleges and universities in Alabama
  - Alabama State University
  - University of Alabama
    - A-Day (University of Alabama)
    - University of Alabama System
      - University of Alabama at Birmingham
        List of University of Alabama at Birmingham people
      - University of Alabama in Huntsville
        2010 University of Alabama in Huntsville shooting
    - University of Alabama departments
    - University of Alabama Arboretum
    - University of Alabama fraternities and sororities
    - University of Alabama Observatories
      - University of Alabama Observatory
      - Old University of Alabama Observatory
    - List of University of Alabama people
    - Presidents of the University of Alabama
      - President's Mansion (University of Alabama)
    - University of Alabama Press
    - University of Alabama Quad
    - University of Alabama traditions
  - University of North Alabama
    - University of North Alabama Planetarium and Observatory
    - University of North Alabama President's Home
  - University of South Alabama
  - University of West Alabama

Publications about Alabama

Encyclopedia of Alabama

External links

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
Digital Alabama, a repository of nonfiction and historical fiction on Alabama's history, art, architecture, religions, culture, places, and people that helped shape the Alabama way of life
Code of Alabama 1975 – at the Alabama Legislature site
- 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

Notes and References

Web site: Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors . 2007-03-18 . 2006-04-20 . Alabama Department of Archives & History. Alabama does not have an official nickname..
Web site: Heart of Dixie . 2007-03-18 . 2004-06-29 . Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors . Alabama Department of Archives & History.
News: Nicknames: America's 50 States (First of Four Parts) . 2008-01-06 . VOA Special English program . Voice of America . 2009-01-04 .
http://www.netstate.com/states/intro/al_intro.htm Introduction to Alabama
Web site: U.S. Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120226182304/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/01000.html . 2012-02-26.