Area: 53182 sq.mi, 29th Land 52075 sq. mi., 27th - Water 1107 sq.mi., 31st
Flag: A diamond on a red field represents the only place in North America where diamonds have been discovered and mined. The twenty-five white stars around the diamond mean that Arkansas was the twenty-fifth state to join the Union. The top of four stars in the center represents that Arkansas was a member of the Confederate States during the Civil War. The other three stars represent Spain, France and the United States, countries that had earlier ruled the land that includes Arkansas. Flag adopted 1913.
Flower: Apple blossom, Pyrus coronaria
Geographic Center: Pulaski, 12 miles northwest of Little Rock
Largest Cities: Little Rock Fort Smith North Little Rock Fayetteville Jonesboro Pine Bluff Springdale Conway Rogers Hot Springs
Lowest Point: Ouachita River; 55 feet, 26th
Motto: Regnat populus - The people rule
Song: Arkansas; music and words by: Wayland Holyfield
Oh, Arkansas; music and words by: Terry Rose and Gary Klaff
Products/Services:
Dunnage air bags
Pine chips
Utility poles
Corrugated containers
Liquid packaging
Coated publications
Specialty labeling
High-end flexo-printing
Timber
Die cutting
Plywood
Lumber
Distribution of paper, packaging, graphic imaging, facility supplies, products and equipment
Bleached board