Alabama's three climatic divisions are the lower coastal plain, largely subtropical and strongly influenced by the Gulf of Mexico; the northern plateau, marked by occasional snowfall in winter; and the Black Belt and upper coastal plain, lying between the two extremes.

Alabama is a Native American language, spoken by the Alabama-Coushatta tribe of Texas. It was once spoken by the Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town of Oklahoma, but there are no more Alabama speakers in Oklahoma. It is a Muskogean language, and is believed to have been related to the Muklasa and Tuskegee languages, which are no longer extant.

The United States dollar, denoted by USD or the symbol $, is the official currency used in the United States. Commonly referred to as the "American dollar, " the currency is divided into 100 cents (symbol ).

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Alabama ranked 23rd in population among the 50 states with an estimated total of 4, 486, 508 in 2002, an increase of 0.9% since 2000. Between 1990 and 2000, Alabama's population grew from 4, 040, 587 to 4, 447, 100, an increase of 10.1%. The population is projected to reach 4, 631, 000 by 2005 and 5, 200, 000 by 2025.

Montgomery is the capital, second most populous city, [1] and the fourth most populous metropolitan area in the Southern US state of Alabama, and is the county seat of Montgomery County.