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The South > Alabama > Geography

ALABAMIAN GEOGRAPHY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Area > Land area > Km² 133,915 [29th of 55]
Area > Percentage water 3.2 [28th of 52]
Area > Total area > Km² 135,765 [30th of 56]
Area > Total area > Miles² 52,419 [30th of 56]
Area > Water area > Km² 4,338 [23rd of 52]
Capitals > Capital since 1,846
Capitals > Date of statehood 1,819
Capitals > Metropolitan population 469,268 [27th of 41]
Capitals > Most populous city No
Capitals > Municipal population 200,127 [19th of 50]
Geographic centers > Location
12 miles southwest of Clanton
Geographic regions
The South
Land Acreage > Total 32.48 million acres [25th of 45]
Land Acreage > Total Cropland 2.552 million acres [28th of 43]
Land Acreage > Total Forest Land 22.991 million acres [6th of 44]
Land Acreage > Total Pasture or Range Land 1.181 million acres [30th of 43]
Land area 50,744 sq mi [28th of 56]
Land borders
Mississippi, Tennessee, Georgia, Florida
Largest cities (with populations) Birmingham - 233,149
May 2004 tornado outbreak sequence tornadoes > Number 9 [11th of 26]
Mean County Area 2,026.34 sq.km. [28th of 49]
Percentage of area water 3.2% [26th of 50]
State capitals (with populations) Montgomery - 200,983
Tornadoes > Fatalities 275 [4th of 55]
    Tornadoes > Fatalities (per capita) 60.336 per 1 million people [5th of 55]
Tornadoes > Injuries 4,483 [3rd of 55]
    Tornadoes > Injuries (per capita) 983.587 per 1 million people [3rd of 55]
Tornadoes > Total cost of damage $609,664,768.00 [14th of 55]
    Tornadoes > Total cost of damage (per $ GDP) $44,008.31 per $10 million of GDP [10th of 55]
    Tornadoes > Total cost of damage (per capita) $13,376.27 per 100 people [11th of 55]
Tornadoes > Total number 886 [15th of 55]
    Tornadoes > Total number (per capita) 19.439 per 100,000 people [16th of 55]
Total area 52,419 sq mi [30th of 50]
US National Historic Landmarks > Number 36 [27th of 51]
US National Historic Landmarks > Number, non-duplicated 36 [27th of 51]
Water area 1,675 sq mi [23rd of 50]

SOURCES: Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by area; Wikipedia: List of capitals in the United States; Wikipedia: Geographic centers of the United States; US Census Bureau.; National Association of State Foresters, 2004.; US Census Bureau, 2006.; Wikipedia: List of May 2004 tornado outbreak sequence tornadoes; Wikipedia: County statistics of the United States; Storm Prediction Center (SPC); Wikipedia: List of U.S. National Historic Landmarks by state

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