Fedotova Julie, III IR

SOME GENERAL INFORMATION

Nickname = The Natural State (current)The Land of Opportunity (former)Motto = Regnat Populus (The People Rule)Capital = Little Rock Official Language = English 

Bird = MockingbirdButterfly = Diana Fritillary

Flower = Apple blossomInsect = European honey beeMammal = White-tailed deerTree = Loblolly PineBeverage = MilkDance = Square DanceFood = South Arkansas Vine Ripe Pink TomatoGemstone = DiamondInstrument = FiddleMineral = DiamondSong = "Arkansas",

LOCATION

Arkansas shares a border with six states (N: Missouri; E: Tennessee, Mississippi; S: Louisiana; W: Texas, Oklahoma)

Little Rock – the capital

GEOGRAPHY AND CLIMATE

Arkansas is a land of mountains and valleys, thick forests and fertile plains

Arkansas generally has a humid subtropical climate, which borders on humid continental in some northern highland areas.

HISTORY

Hernando de Soto

On June 15, 1836, the State of Arkansas was admitted to the Union as the 25th state and the 13th slave state.

POPULATION

Map of Arkansas highlighting Perry County

1. Non-Hispanic White Americans 

75.6%

2. African Americans 15.8%

3. Native Americans 0.9%

4. Asian Americans 1.1%

5. Pacific Islander Americans

0.1%

6. Multiracial Americans 1.4%

7. Multiracial Americans 1.4%

RELIGION

The Bible Belt is term for a part of the United States in which many people believe inconservative Evangelical Protestantism making it a dominant part of the culture.

Christian: 86.0%

Protestant: 78.0%

Roman Catholic: 7.0%

Eastern Orthodox:

<1.0%

Other Christian:

<1.0%

Non-religious: 14.0%

Other religions: <1.0%

Jewish: <1.0%

Muslim: <1.0%

GOVERNMENT

Mike Beebe

Mark Pryor

John Boozman

THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION