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SOME GENERAL INFORMATION Nickname = The Natural State (current)The Land of Opportunity (former)Motto = Regnat Populus (The People Rule)Capital = Little Rock Official Language = English
Bird = MockingbirdButterfly = Diana Fritillary
Flower = Apple blossomInsect = European honey beeMammal = White-tailed deerTree = Loblolly PineBeverage = MilkDance = Square DanceFood = South Arkansas Vine Ripe Pink TomatoGemstone = DiamondInstrument = FiddleMineral = DiamondSong = "Arkansas",
LOCATION
Arkansas shares a border with six states (N: Missouri; E: Tennessee, Mississippi; S: Louisiana; W: Texas, Oklahoma)
Little Rock – the capital
GEOGRAPHY AND CLIMATEArkansas is a land of mountains and valleys, thick forests and fertile plains
Arkansas generally has a humid subtropical climate, which borders on humid continental in some northern highland areas.
HISTORY
Hernando de Soto
On June 15, 1836, the State of Arkansas was admitted to the Union as the 25th state and the 13th slave state.
POPULATION
Map of Arkansas highlighting Perry County
1. Non-Hispanic White Americans
75.6%
2. African Americans 15.8%
3. Native Americans 0.9%
4. Asian Americans 1.1%
5. Pacific Islander Americans
0.1%
6. Multiracial Americans 1.4%
7. Multiracial Americans 1.4%
RELIGION
The Bible Belt is term for a part of the United States in which many people believe inconservative Evangelical Protestantism making it a dominant part of the culture.
Christian: 86.0%
Protestant: 78.0%
Roman Catholic: 7.0%
Eastern Orthodox:
<1.0%
Other Christian:
<1.0%
Non-religious: 14.0%
Other religions: <1.0%
Jewish: <1.0%
Muslim: <1.0%
GOVERNMENT
Mike Beebe
Mark Pryor
John Boozman
THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION