<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Released in 2003 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Lists of United States state symbols </Td> </Tr> <P> Alabama (/ ˌæləˈbæmə / (listen)) is a state in the southeastern region of the United States . It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west . Alabama is the 30th largest by area and the 24th-most populous of the U.S. states . With a total of 1,500 miles (2,400 km) of inland waterways, Alabama has among the most of any state . </P> <P> Alabama is nicknamed the Yellowhammer State, after the state bird . Alabama is also known as the "Heart of Dixie" and the Cotton State . The state tree is the longleaf pine, and the state flower is the camellia . Alabama's capital is Montgomery . The largest city by population is Birmingham, which has long been the most industrialized city; the largest city by land area is Huntsville . The oldest city is Mobile, founded by French colonists in 1702 as the capital of French Louisiana . </P>

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