Friday, June 5, 2009

The State of Arkansas

The State of Arkansas (AR) is a 29th state admitted in June 15, 1836 and situated in the southern part of the United States of America.

The capital and largest city of state is Little Rock situated in the center of Arkansas with population of 187,452. Arkansas borded with 6 states: Tennessee, Mississippi, Missouri, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas. By population Arkansas is 32nd in national rank with 2,855 thousand residents. Area of the state is 53,182 square miles it's 29th place in national ranking. High point of Arkansas is Magazine Mountain (2,753 feet), lowest point is Ouachita River - 55 feet. First 3 digits of social security number for this state varies from 429 to 432 and from 676 to 679. Time zone is Central Time Zone UTC-6/DST-5. Nickname of Arkansas is Natural State. Other symbols of this state are:

Beverage: Milk
Bird: Mockingbird
Flower: Apple Blossom
Folk Dance: Square Dance
Fruit: South Arkansas Vine ripe Pink Tomato
Gemstone: Diamond
Insect: Honeybee
Mammal: Whitetail Deer
Mineral: Quartz Crystal
Motto: Regnat Populus (The People Rule)
Rock: Bauxite
Soil: Stuttgart Soil Series
Song: Arkansas (You Run Deep in Me)
Tree: Loblolly Pine
Vegetable: South Arkansas Vine Ripe Pink Tomato

Arkansas State Capitol Address: State Capitol
Room 250
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201
Phone: (501) 682-2345
Fax: (501) 682-1382

For mor information about state you can go to Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkansas or official website http://www.arkansas.gov, where also you can check social security number.

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