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Alabama
Introduction
Statistics
Located in the heart of the Southern United States, Alabama
shares borders with Mississippi, Tennessee, Georgia, and
Florida. Birmingham, the largest city in
Alabama, is home to the state’s only
Fortune 500 Company, Regions
Financial. Automotive manufacturers
including Hyundai, Honda, Toyota, and
Mercedes-Benz have major
manufacturing operations in Alabama. The George C.
Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville produces space
equipment for NASA. Trade
with Alabama is made possible
by the Port of Mobile, a public
terminal providing access to
much of the United States and
Mexico. Coal, forest products,
and steel pass through this port
in large volumes each year.
Total GDP (Billions):
Per Capita Real GDP:
Population:
% of People under Poverty
Level:
Per Capita Personal Income:
Unemployment Rate:
% of Population with a
Bachelor's Degree:
Total Exports:
Abbreviation:
Capital:
Nick Name:
Time Zone-Standard:
Time Zone-Daylight
Saving:
Sales Tax Rate:
Motto:
AL
Montgomery
Heart of Dixie
GMT -6
GMT -5
4.00%
We Dare Maintain Our
Rights
Web Site: http://www.alabama.gov/
Main Ports
$199.00 (2014)
$37,593 (2014)
4,802,740 (2011)
18.90%
$37,512
6.60% (2014)
23.50%
$19,439,656,976.00 (2014)
Top 5 Export Partner Countries
Country
Canada
China
Germany
Mexico
United Kingdom
Exports
$4,282,192,037
$2,476,273,742
$2,233,842,793
$2,222,078,841
$693,236,695
Birmingham, Guntersville, Huntsville, Mobile
Corporations
Company
Fortune 1000
Rank
Revenue
City
Regions
Financial
Protective
Life
Vulcan
Materials
HealthSouth
Energen
479
$5,428,000,000
Birmingham
586
$4,404,000,000
Birmingham
755
$2,994,000,000
Birmingham
893
985
$2,406,000,000
$2,082,000,000
Birmingham
Birmingham
Corporate Marginal Income Tax Rate: 6.50%>$0
Individual Income Tax Rate: 2.0%>$0||4.0%>$500||5.0%>
$3,000
U.S. Commercial Service
Web page: http://export.gov/alabama/
Top 5 Export Merchandise
Segment
Transportation Equipment
Chemical Manufactures
Primary Metal Manufactures
Mining
Machinery Manufactures
Exports
$8,349,507,983
$2,497,786,229
$1,458,791,314
$1,384,064,894
$879,471,785
Major Cities
Government
Governor:
Senator:
Senator:
Entered Union:
Robert Bentley (R)
Jeff Sessions (R)
Richard Shelby (R)
December 14, 1819
City
Birmingham
Montgomery
Mobile
Population
212,038
205,293
194,822
Main Airports
Code
BHM
DHN
HSV
MGM
MOB
Name
Birmingham-Shuttlesworth
International
Dothan Regional
Huntsville International-Carl T Jones
Field
Montgomery Regional (Dannelly
Field)
Mobile Regional
City
Birmingham
Dothan
Huntsville
Montgomery
Mobile
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