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.
Arkansas State Slogan
The official state slogan of Arkansas:
“The People Rule” –
State Symbol of Arkansas
