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  1. Year of Admission: 1836
  2. Order of Admission: 25th
  3. Date of Current State Constitution: 1874
  4. Capital: Little Rock
  5. Population: 2,523,000 (1997)
  6. Land Area: 52,075 sq. mi.
  7. Population Density: 47.7 people per sq. mi.
  8. Nickname: Land of Opportunity
  9. Motto: Regnat Populus (The people rule.)
  10. Government Configuration: Bicameral legislature
  11.       Houses: 2
  12.       Number of State Senators: 35
  13.       Number of State Representatives: 100
  14. Number of Representatives In U.S. Congress: 4
  15. Main Industries: Manufacturing, agriculture, tourism, forestry
  16. Major Natural Resources: fertile soil, petroleum, coal, bauxite, bromine, clays, gemstones, granite, limestone, marble, sand, gravel, dense forests
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