# Arkansas

| Arkansas |
| --- |
| State |
| Kintra | Unitit States |
| Afore stateheid | Arkansas Territory |
| Admittit tae the Union | 15 Juin 1836 (25t) |
| Lairgest metro | Little Rock Metropolitan Area |
| Govrenment |
|  • Govrenor | Asa Hutchinson (R) |
|  • Lieutenant Governor | Tim Griffin (R) |
| Legislatur | General Assembly |
|  • Upper hoose | Senate |
|  • Lawer hoose | Hoose o Representatives |
| U.S. senators | John Boozman (R) Tom Cotton (R) |
| U.S. Hoose delegation | 4 Republicans (leet) |
| Population |
|  • Total | 3,000,942 (2,017 est) |
|  • Density | 21.8/km2 (56.4/sq mi) |
|  • Median hooseaud income | $40531 |
|  • Income rank | 48t |
| Leid |
|  • Offeecial leid | Inglis |
| Trad. abbreviation | Ark. |
| Latitude | 33° 00′ N tae 36° 30′ N |
| Longitude | 89° 39′ W tae 94° 37′ W |

**Arkansas** (Inglis pronunciation: [ˈɑːɹkənˌsɔ]) is a state locatit in the Soothren region o the Unitit States, hame tae ower 3 million fowk as o 2017. Its name is o Siouan derivation frae the leid o the Osage denotin thair relatit kin, the Quapaw Indians. The state's diverse geografie ranges frae the muntainous regions o the Ozark an the Ouachita Muntains, that mak up the U.S. Interior Hielands, tae the densely forestit laund in the sooth kent as the Arkansas Timberlands, tae the eastren lawlands alang the Mississippi River an the Arkansas Delta.

Arkansas is the 29t lairgest bi aurie an the 33rd maist populous o the 50 Unitit States. The caipital an maist populous ceety is Little Rock, locatit in the central portion o the state, a hub for transportation, business, cultur, an govrenment. The northwastren corner o the state, sic as the Fayetteville–Springdale–Rogers Metropolitan Aurie an Fort Smith metropolitan aurie, is a population, eddication, an economic centre. The lairgest ceety in the state's eastren pairt is Jonesboro. The lairgest ceety in the state's sootheastren pairt is Pine Bluff.

The Territory o Arkansas wis admittit tae the Union as the 25t state on 15 Juin 1836. In 1861, Arkansas widrew frae the Unitit States an jynt the Confederate States o Americae in the Ceevil War. On returnin tae the Union in 1868, the state conteena'd tae suffer due tae its earlier reliance on sclavery an the plantation economy, causin the state tae faw behind economically an socially. White rural interests conteena'd tae dominate the state's politics till the ceevil richts muivement. Arkansas begoud tae diversify its economy follaein Warld War II an lippens on its service industrie, aircraft, poutrie, steel, tourism, cotton, an rice.

The cultur o Arkansas is observable in museums, theatres, novelles, telly shaws, restaurants, an athletic venues athort the state. Arkansas's endurin eemage haes earned the state "a special place in the American consciousness". Fowk sic as politeecian an eddicational advocate William Fulbright; umwhile Preses Bill Clinton that served as the 40t an 42nt Govrenor o Arkansas; his wife, umwhile Secretar o State Hillary Rodham Clinton; umwhile NATO Supreme Allied Commander General Wesley Clark, Walmart magnate Sam Walton; sangster-sangwriters Johnny Cash an Glen Campbell; the poet C. D. Wright; an pheesicist William L. McMillan, that wis a pioneer in superconductor resairch; hae aw leeved in Arkansas.

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