State Facts

Full Name

State of Arkansas

Admitted to the Union (Rank)

June 15, 1836 (25th)

Population 2000 (Rank)

2,673,400 (33rd)

Land Area (Rank)

52,068 square miles; 134,856 square kilometers (27th)

Capital

Little Rock

Postal Abbreviation

AR

State Nickname

The Natural State

Motto

Regnat populus (The people rule)

Song

“The Arkansas Traveler” (music by Colonel Sanford Faulkner)

State Symbols

Flower: Apple blossom
Tree: Pine tree
Bird: Mockingbird
Gem: Diamond
Insect: Honeybee

Economy

Agriculture:
- Poultry and eggs,
- soybeans,
- sorghum,
- cattle,
- cotton,
- rice,
- hogs,
- milk
Industry:
- Food processing,
- electric equipment,
- fabricated metal products,
- machinery,
- paper products,
- bromine,
- vanadium