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Arkansas - Introduction
Pronunciation
"Ah-can-sore", or if you prefer, "are-can-saw". In Britain these are both pronounced in exactly the same way but for American readers the second version may be more correct.
Area
53,182 square miles. 29th largest state of the USA.
Furthest North to Furthest South
220 miles.
Furthest East to Furthest West
220 miles.
Population Density
44 per square mile.
Licence Plate
Background: White.
Image: None.
Text: "Arkansas: Land of Opportunity".
Update (Sep-98): Thai Huynh of Dallas Texas kindly EMailed me to say that the text is now: "The Natural State".
State Highway Marker Shield Design
A white silhouette of the state map on a square black background.
Derivation of Name
From the name of the Arkansa Indian tribe.
Nicknames
The Land of Opportunity.
The Natural State.
Climate
Little Rock: January high 50F, July high 93F.
Official State Tourism Office
Tel (US): 1-800-NATURAL (1-800-628-8725)
Checked Jan-99.
Checked May-00.
Highway Conditions
Tel (US): 1-501-569-2227 or 1-501-569-2374.
Departments of Transportation etc for each US state and Canadian province
State Parks
Official state tourism office site. Checked Jan-99.
Includes information on Arkansas State Parks. Good information but slow, and most pages fail to completely load. Checked May-97.
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