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Abbreviation Arizona

Kevin — Thu, 15 Nov 2018 14:32:33 +0000

The abbreviation for the state Arizona is AZ.

Arizona, AZ

Arizona is state found in southwestern United States, bordered by New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, California and Mexico. As the sixth largest state in the country, the area is fairly populous accounting for roughly 7 million people. The state is known for its desert geography and hot climate, although Douglas fir and spruce forests are found throughout the state. The UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Grand Canyon, is found in Arizona, as are the famous Sedona sandstone formations and Oak Creek Canyon. Arizona has a rich Native American history, although conflicts and disasters, such as the Mexican-American War, the Civil War and the Great Depression, have altered the state’s demographics over time.

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Abbreviation Arkansas

Kevin — Wed, 14 Nov 2018 20:09:03 +0000

The abbreviation for the state Arkansas is AR.

Arkansas

Arkansas is a southern U.S. state derived from the French pronunciation of a Native American (Quapaw) word, akakaze, which means “land of the downriver people”, so named by the people who inhabited the region. Bordered by Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Tennessee and Mississippi, the region was admitted into the United States in 1836 only to withdraw and join the Confederates during the Civil War in 1861. Remnants of its history remain in the cultural sites of the state, including the Old State House — one of the oldest surviving southern capitol buildings in the U.S.— located in Little Rock, the capital of Arkansas. The geography of Arkansas is roughly split into two halves; highlands in the north and lowlands in the south.

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Abbreviation Alabama

Kevin — Wed, 14 Nov 2018 19:56:05 +0000

The abbreviation for the state Alabama is AL.

Alabama

Alabama state is found in southeastern United States, bordered by Tennessee, Georgia, Florida and Mississippi. Nicknamed the Yellowhammer State after the indigenous bird of the region, Alabama’s capital city is Montgomery with Birmingham being its largest city. The state has a scattered history of insurgency and slavery, with its Native American population removed entirely through 1830. The state joined the Confederate States in the American Civil War in which some 120,000 Alabama soldiers fought. As the thirtieth-largest state, the geography of Alabama can vary, although it is renowned for rolling grassy plains with mountain ranges like the Appalachian Mountains to the far north.

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Abbreviation Alaska

Kevin — Wed, 14 Nov 2018 19:35:58 +0000

The abbreviation for the state Alaska is AK.

Alaska

Alaska is a state which is divided from the core United States by Canada, and sits at the northwestern extremity of the continent. With a maritime border with Russia which can be reached by the Bering Strait, the state was purchased from the Russian Empire in 1867 and folded into the United States. It is the coldest and largest US state, as reflected in a rich geography of mountain ranges (the largest in North America), volcanoes, waterfalls, rivers and glacial coverage. Its capital city, Juneau, and its most populous city, Anchorage, are both centred on fishing, tourist and military economies. With a rich Native American ancestry, Alaska was one of the last states to be colonised by European settlers.

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