Welcome! Whether you live in the state of Arkansas or are just visiting through the web, we have listed some interesting facts about our state. Included with the facts, you will find important links to websites related to the state of Arkansas.

Special thanks for information to: http://www.50states.com/arkansas.htm
Arkansas - The Natural State

Capital City: Little Rock
Map Location: 34.72240 N, 092.35407 W

• Area: 53182 sq.mi, 29th Land 52075 sq. mi., 27th - Water 1107 sq.mi., 31st
• Biographies: Famous Arkansans
• Bird: Mockingbird  50states List
• Border States: Louisiana - Mississippi - Missouri - Oklahoma - Tennessee - Texas - Regional List
• Camping: Campgrounds
• Cam World: Live Web Cams Online
• Catalogs: Request Center
• Climate: Arkansas
• Colleges, Universities, Community Colleges: 50states List
• Community Page Index: 50states List
• Constitution: 25th State
• County Profile: Text List  75 Counties
• Department of: Education  Licensure
• Driving: DFA
• 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.
• Editorial Cartoons: Cartoonists Index
• Fast Facts: 50states List
• Flag:
  A diamond on a red field represents the only place in North America where diamonds have been discovered and mined. The twenty-five white stars around the diamond mean that Arkansas was the twenty-fifth state to join the Union. The top of four stars in the center represents that Arkansas was a member of the Confederate States during the Civil War. The other three stars represent Spain, France and the United States, countries that had earlier ruled the land that includes Arkansas.
  
• Flower: Apple blossom
• Genealogical Resources: Cyndi's List  Historical Societies
• Geography: About.com
• Geographic Center: Pulaski, 12 miles northwest of Little Rock
• Governor: Mike Huckabee (R)
• Homeschool: About.com
• Highest Point: Magazine Mtn; 2753 feet, 34th
• Highway Markers: Arkansas   Resource Manual
• Historic Landmarks: Search Arkansas
• History: Civil War 20th Century
• Largest Cities: Little Rock, Fort Smith, North Little Rock, Pine Bluff, Jonesboro
• Learning Kingdom: Free daily email lists.
• Library: Arkansas
• License Plates: Arkansas
• Lowest Point: Ouachita River; 55 feet, 26th
• Maps: Map  Map  Directions 
• Motto: Regnat populus
  • The people rule
• Museums: The Virtual Library
• National Forest: Arkansas
• National Park: Arkansas
• Newspapers: Arkansas
• Nickname: The Natural State
• Non Profit Organizations: AWB
• Origin of state's name: French interpretation of a Sioux word "acansa," meaning "downstream place."
• Penpals: Penpalworld.com
• Permanent Residents: Find A Grave
• Population: 2,551,373; 33rd - 12/99
• Presidental Birthplace:
  • William Jefferson Clinton, 1993 - Present
  • First Inaugural Address   Second Inaugural Address
• Real Estate: Ired.com - Arkansas
• Representatives:
  • US House: 106 th Congress
  • US Senate: 106 th Congress
  • Arkansas House: Members
  • Arkansas Senate: Members
• Road Side America: Arkansas
• Song: Arkansas  Oh, Arkansas    50states List
  • Arkansas; music and words by: Wayland Holyfield
  • Oh, Arkansas; music and words by:Terry Rose and Gary Klaff
• Statehood: 50states List
• Symbols: Geobop's    About Arkansas
• Tax Forms: DFA
• Topography: Image  Eastern delta and prarie, southern lowland forests, northwestern highlands, which include the Ozark plateaus.
• Tourism: Tour Arkansas
• Tree: Pine  pinus
• Unclaimed Funds: Arkansas
• Veteran Affairs: Arkansas
• Vital Records: Arkansas
• Weather: Little Rock, Adams Field

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