Arkansas Quick Facts

• Current Governor: Asa Hutchinson
• Capital: Little Rock
• Population: 3.018 million (2019 est.)
• Residents: Alaskan
• Land Area: 137,733 km²
• Water Area: 245,384 sq km
• Total Area: 1,723,337 SQ KM
• Width: 240 mi (386 km)
• Length: 270 mi (435 km)
• State Motto: “Regnat populus”
• Nickname: The Natural State
• Electoral votes: 3
• Seats in U.S. House of Representatives: 1 (of 435)
• State Song: “Arkansas (You Run Deep In Me)”
• Date of Statehood: June 15, 1836
• Time Zone: Alaskan (GMT − 9 hours)
• Official Website of Arkansas: arkansas.gov/
• State abbreviation/Postal code: AR
• Origin of name: Arkansas” originates with the native American Quapaw tribe “by way of early French explorers.

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