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The South > Alabama > Geography

ALABAMIAN GEOGRAPHY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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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 > Injuries 4,483 [3rd of 55]
Tornadoes > Total cost of damage $609,664,768.00 [14th of 55]
Tornadoes > Total number 886 [15th 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]

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SOURCES: 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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