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Alabama
Capital - Montgomery
Nickname. Heart of Dixie.
Population (2010 census). 4,779,736 -- rank, 22nd state. Urban, 60.0%; rural,
40.0%. Persons per square mile, 80 (persons per square kilometer, 30.9)-- rank, 26th state.
Extent. Area, 51,705 square miles (133,915 square kilometers),
including 938 square miles (2,429 square kilometers) of water surface (29th state in size).
Elevation. Highest, Cheaha Mountain, 2,407 feet (734 meters)
near Talladega; lowest, sea level; average, 500 feet (152 meters).
Geographic Center. 12 miles (19 kilometers) southwest of Clanton.
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