Arkansas : Factual Information
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Facts Nickname : The Natural State.
Capital : Little Rock.
Population : 2,710,079 in 2002
Area Code : 501-870
Entered The Union : 15 June 1836 (25th).
Motto Song : "Arkansas." : Regnat populus (The people rule).
Flag : On a red field, 25 stars on a blue band border a white diamond containing the word "Arkansas" and four blue stars.
Bird : Mockingbird.
Insect : Honeybee.
Flower : Apple blossom.
Tree : Pine.
Gem : Diamond.
County : 75 counties
Agriculture : Poultry and eggs, soybeans, sorghum, cattle, cotton, rice, hogs, milk.
Industry : Food processing, electric equipment, fabricated metal products, machinery, paper products, bromine, vanadium.