Outline of Arkansas

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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Arkansas:

Arkansas – state located in the southern region of the United States. It is a land of mountains and valleys, thick forests and fertile plains. Its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River.

General reference

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Names
Common name: Arkansas
Pronunciation: {{IPAc-en|audio=en-us-Arkansas.ogg|ˈ|ɑr|k|ən|s|ɔː}} {{respell|AR|kən-saw}}Jones, Daniel. (1997) English Pronouncing Dictionary, 15th ed. Cambridge University Press. {{ISBN|0-521-45272-4}}
Official name: State of Arkansas
Abbreviations and name codes
Postal symbol: AR
ISO 3166-2 code: US-AR
Internet second-level domain: .ar.us
Nicknames
Bear State (pronounced "Bar State")
Bowie State
Hot Springs State
Land of Opportunity (former official nickname; previously used on license plates)
The Natural State (currently used on license plates)[http://law.justia.com/codes/arkansas/2010/title-1/chapter-4/1-4-106/ Arkansas § 1-4-106 - State nickname] Retrieved Feb. 28, 2011
Razorback State
Toothpick State[http://www.netstate.com/states/intro/ar_intro.htm Introduction to Arkansas], US States, retrieved April 24, 2009.
Wonder State
Diamond State
Adjectival: Arkansas
Demonyms
Arkansan
Arkansawyer

Geography of Arkansas

Arkansas is: a U.S. state, a federal state of the United States of America
Location
Northern hemisphere
Western hemisphere
Americas
North America
Anglo America
Northern America
United States of America
Contiguous United States
Southern United States
South Central United States
Population of Arkansas: 2,915,918 (2010 U.S. Census{{cite web

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=Places in Arkansas=

Places in Arkansas

=Environment of Arkansas=

Climate of Arkansas
Protected areas in Arkansas
State forests of Arkansas
Superfund sites in Arkansas
Wildlife of Arkansas
Flora of Arkansas
Fauna of Arkansas
Reptiles
Snakes of Arkansas

==Natural geographic features of Arkansas==

=Regions of Arkansas=

==Metropolitan areas of Arkansas==

Arkansas metropolitan areas

==Administrative divisions of Arkansas==

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The 75 counties of the state of Arkansas
Municipalities in Arkansas
Cities in Arkansas
State capital of Arkansas: Little Rock
City nicknames in Arkansas

=Demography of Arkansas=

Demographics of Arkansas

Government and politics of Arkansas

Politics of Arkansas

=Branches of the government of Arkansas=

Government of Arkansas

==Executive branch of the government of Arkansas==

==Legislative branch of the government of Arkansas==

==Judicial branch of the government of Arkansas==

Courts of Arkansas

Supreme Court of Arkansas

=Law and order in Arkansas=

Law of Arkansas

=Military in Arkansas=

History of Arkansas

= History of Arkansas, by period =

Indigenous peoples
French colony of Louisiane, 1699–1764
Treaty of Fontainebleau of 1762
Spanish (though predominantly Francophone) district of Alta Luisiana, 1764–1803
Third Treaty of San Ildefonso of 1800
French district of Haute-Louisiane, 1803
Louisiana Purchase of 1803
Unorganized U.S. territory created by the Louisiana Purchase, 1803–1804
District of Louisiana, 1804–1805
Territory of Louisiana, 1805–1812
Territory of Missouri, (1812–1819)–1821
Adams-Onis Treaty of 1819
Territory of Arkansaw, 1819–1836
State of Arkansas becomes the 25th state admitted to the United States of America on June 15, 1836
Mexican–American War, April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848
American Civil War, April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865
Arkansas in the American Civil War
Ninth state to declare secession from the United States of America on May 6, 1861
Ninth state admitted to the Confederate States of America on May 18, 1861
Battle of Pea Ridge, March 7–8, 1862
Battle of Whitney's Lane, May 19, 1862
Battle of Saint Charles, June 17, 1862
Battle of Hill's Plantation, July 7, 1862
Battle of Cane Hill, November 28, 1862
Battle of Prairie Grove, December 7, 1862
Battle of Arkansas Post, January 9–11, 1863
Battle of Chalk Bluff, May 1–2, 1863
Battle of Helena, July 4, 1863
Battle of Devil's Backbone, September 1, 1863
Battle of Bayou Fourche, September 10, 1863
Battle of Pine Bluff, October 25, 1863
Battle of Elkin's Ferry, April 3–4, 1864
Battle of Prairie D'Ane, April 9–13, 1864
Battle of Poison Spring, April 18, 1864
Battle of Marks' Mills, April 25, 1864
Battle of Jenkins' Ferry, April 30, 1864
Battle of Old River Lake, June 5–6, 1864
Arkansas in Reconstruction, 1865–1868
Second former Confederate state readmitted to the United States of America on June 22, 1868
Hot Springs National Park established on March 4, 1921
Civil Rights Movement from December 1, 1955, to January 20, 1969
Little Rock Crisis, September 4, 1957 – May 27, 1958
Bill Clinton becomes 42nd President of the United States on January 20, 1993

= History of Arkansas, by region =

History of Little Rock, Arkansas

= History of Arkansas, by subject =

=Publications about Arkansas history=

Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture

Culture of Arkansas

=The arts in Arkansas=

Music of Arkansas

Economy and infrastructure of Arkansas

Economy of Arkansas

Education in Arkansas

References

External links

{{wikiatlas|Arkansas}}
{{Ballotpedia|Arkansas|Arkansas}}
[http://www.arkansas.gov Official State website]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20080801233109/http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/data/ar_code.asp Arkansas State Code (the state statutes of Arkansas)]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20150518075409/http://wikis.ala.org/godort/index.php/Arkansas Arkansas State Databases] – Annotated list of searchable databases produced by Arkansas state agencies and compiled by the Government Documents Roundtable of the American Library Association.
[http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/state-fact-sheets/state-data.aspx?StateFIPS=05&StateName=Arkansas#.U8bGqbEXtQs USDA Arkansas State Facts]
[http://www.arkansas.com Official State tourism website]
[http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/ The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture]
[http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/state/state_energy_profiles.cfm?sid=AR Energy & Environmental Data for Arkansas]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20110104031416/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/05000.html U.S. Census Bureau]
[http://www2.census.gov/census_2000/datasets/demographic_profile/Arkansas/2kh05.pdf 2000 Census of Population and Housing for Arkansas], U.S. Census Bureau
[http://www.usgs.gov/state/state.asp?State=AR USGS real-time, geographic, and other scientific resources of Arkansas]

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