Known all too well for its difficulties during the civil rights struggles, Alabama has moved on to become a place where all parts of the state's population enjoy all that Alabama has to offer. Its north is nestled in the foothills of the Appalachians and is dotted with rivers, waterfalls and lakes. As you travel southward along the 250 miles to the coast and the Gulf of Mexico, you pass through lower elevations which brings farms and subtropical bayous along the coast. Alabama is a pretty state with a number of well planned and maintained State Parks.
Capital: Montgomery
Population: 4, 040, 587
Area: 52, 422 square miles
Time: Central Time
Geography: Alabama is bordered in the north by Tennessee, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico in the south and Arkansas and Louisiana to the west. The state has no significant mountains but is hilly and low level forested mountains in the north. The southern area is fairly flat and good for farming.
Climate
The southern area of the state is strongly influenced by the proximity to the Gulf of Mexico making it rather humid. As you move northward, the humidity drops. The northern area is low-mountain terrain and cooler than the south. |
