<P> The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Alabama: </P> <P> Alabama--22nd U.S. state to be admitted to the Union, which is located in the South . 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 a major producer of chickens, which accounts for almost half of the state's agriculture . </P> <Ul> <Li> Names <Ul> <Li> Common name: Alabama <Ul> <Li> Pronunciation: / ˌæləˈbæmə / (listen) </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Official name: State of Alabama </Li> <Li> Abbreviations and name codes <Ul> <Li> Postal symbol: AL </Li> <Li> ISO 3166 - 2 code: US - AL </Li> <Li> Internet second - level domain: . al.us </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Nicknames <Ul> <Li> Cotton Plantation State </Li> <Li> Cotton State </Li> <Li> Heart of Dixie </Li> <Li> Lizard State </Li> <Li> Yellowhammer State </Li> <Li> Camellia State </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Adjectival: Alabama </Li> <Li> Demonyms <Ul> <Li> Alabamian </Li> <Li> Alabaman </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> <Li> Names <Ul> <Li> Common name: Alabama <Ul> <Li> Pronunciation: / ˌæləˈbæmə / (listen) </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Official name: State of Alabama </Li> <Li> Abbreviations and name codes <Ul> <Li> Postal symbol: AL </Li> <Li> ISO 3166 - 2 code: US - AL </Li> <Li> Internet second - level domain: . al.us </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Nicknames <Ul> <Li> Cotton Plantation State </Li> <Li> Cotton State </Li> <Li> Heart of Dixie </Li> <Li> Lizard State </Li> <Li> Yellowhammer State </Li> <Li> Camellia State </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Li>

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