ARKANSAS ARKANSAS U.S POPULATION INDUSTRY NATURAL RESOURCES GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION YEAR OF ADMISSION 1836 ORDER OF ADMISSION 25TH DATE OF CURRENT STATE CONSTITUTION 1874 CAPITAL LITTLE ROCK POPULATION 2523000 1997 LAND AREA 52075 SQ MI POPULATION DENSITY 47.7 PEOPLE PER SQ MI NICKNAME LAND OF OPPORTUNITY MOTTO REGNAT POPULUS THE PEOPLE RULE GOVERNMENT CONFIGURATION BICAMERAL LEGISLATURE HOUSES 2 NUMBER OF STATE SENATORS 35 NUMBER OF STATE REPRESENTATIVES 100 NUMBER OF REPRESENTATIVES IN U.S CONGRESS 4 MAIN INDUSTRIES MANUFACTURING AGRICULTURE TOURISM FORESTRY MAJOR NATURAL RESOURCES FERTILE SOIL PETROLEUM COAL BAUXITE BROMINE CLAYS GEMSTONES GRANITE LIMESTONE MARBLE SAND GRAVEL DENSE FORESTS
