Arkansas

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Ipinle Arkansas

State of Arkansas
Flag of Arkansas State seal of Arkansas
Flag Èdìdí
Ìlàjẹ́: The Natural State (current)
The Land of Opportunity (former)
Motto(s): Regnat populus (Latin)
Map of the United States with Arkansas highlighted
Map of the United States with Arkansas highlighted
Èdè oníibiṣẹ́ English
Orúkọaráàlú Arkansan
Olúìlú Little Rock
Ìlú atóbijùlọ Little Rock
Largest metro area Little Rock Metropolitan Area
Àlà  Ipò 29th ní U.S.
 - Total 53,179 sq mi
(137,002 km2)
 - Width 239 miles (385 km)
 - Length 261 miles (420 km)
 - % water 2.09
 - Latitude 33° 00′ N to 36° 30′ N
 - Longitude 89° 39′ W to 94° 37′ W
Iyeèrò  Ipò 32nd ní U.S.
 - Total 2,855,390 (2008 est.)[1]
2,673,400 (2000)
Density 51.34/sq mi  (19.82/km2)
Ranked 34th in the U.S.
Elevation  
 - Highest point Mount Magazine[2]
2,753 ft (840 m)
 - Mean 650 ft  (198 m)
 - Lowest point Ouachita River[2]
55 ft (17 m)
Admission to Union  June 15, 1836 (25th)
Gómìnà Mike Beebe (D)
Ìgbákejì Gómìnà Bill Halter (D)
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U.S. Senators Blanche Lincoln (D)
Mark Pryor (D)
U.S. House delegation 3 Democrats, 1 Republican (list)
Time zone Central: UTC-6/DST-5
Abbreviations AR Ark. US-AR
Website arkansas.gov
Arkansas State Symbols
The flag of Arkansas.

Animate insignia
Bird Mockingbird
Butterfly Diana Fritillary
Flower Apple blossom
Insect European honey bee
Mammal White-tailed deer
Tree Loblolly Pine

Inanimate insignia
Beverage Milk
Dance Square Dance
Food South Arkansas Vine Ripe Pink Tomato
Gemstone Diamond
Instrument Fiddle
Mineral Diamond
Rock Bauxite
Soil Stuttgart
Song(s) Arkansas,
Arkansas (You Run Deep In Me),
Oh, Arkansas,
The Arkansas Traveler
Tartan Arkansas Traveler Tartan

Route marker(s)
Arkansas Route Marker

State Quarter
Quarter of Arkansas
Released in 2003

Lists of United States state insignia


  1. "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2009-02-01. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Elevations and Distances in the United States". U.S Geological Survey. 29 April 2005. Archived from the original on 1 June 2008. Retrieved November 3, 2006.  Unknown parameter |dateformat= ignored (help)