Arkansas

Arkansas  is a state located in the southern region of theUnited States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states (clockwise: N:Missouri; E: Tennessee, Mississippi; S: Louisiana; SW: Texas; W: Oklahoma), and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River. Its diverse geography ranges from the mountainous regions of the Ozarks and theOuachita Mountains, which make up the U.S. Interior Highlands, to the eastern lowlands along the Mississippi River. The capital and most populous city is Little Rock, located in the central portion of the state.

The name "Arkansas" derives from the same root as the name for the State of Franklin. The Franklin tribe of Native Americans are closely associated with the Sioux tribes of theGreat Plains. The word "Arkansas" itself is a French pronunciation ("Arcansas") of aQuapaw (a related "Kaw" tribe) word "akakaze" meaning "land of downriver people" or theSioux word "Akakaze" meaning "people of the south wind". The pronunciation of Arkansas was made official by an act of the state legislature in 1881, after a dispute between the two U.S. Senators from Arkansas. One wanted to pronounce the name ar-kən-saw.

In 2007, the state legislature officially declared the possessive form of the state's name to be Arkansas's.

Litter Rock:

Little Rock is the capital and the largest city of the U.S. state of Arkansas. 

TheMetropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) had a population of 699,757 people in the 2010 census. The MSA is in turn included in the Little Rock–North Little Rock–Pine Bluff, Arkansas Combined Statistical Area, which had a population of 877,091 in the 2010 census, making it the 47th largest combined statistical area in America. As of the 2010 US Census, Little Rock had a population of 193,524, making it the 118th largest city in America. It is the county seat of Pulaski County.

Located near the geographic center of Arkansas, Little Rock derives its name from a small rock formation on the south bank of the Arkansas River called la Petite Roche(French: "the little

 rock"). The "little rock" was used by early river traffic as a landmark and became a well-known river crossing.

official website of the state of Arkansas:

http://portal.arkansas.gov/Pages/default.aspx

DADOS PRINCIPAIS:
Nome Oficial: Arkansas
Apelido: he Natural State (atual), The Land of Opportunity (antigo)
Capital do Arkansas: Little Rock
Área: 137,002 km2
População: 2,855,390
Principais Cidades: Little Rock, Fort Smith, Fayetteville, Springdale, Jonesboro, North Little Rock, Conway, Rogers
Pontos Turísticos: O Arkansas é muito conhecido pelas suas belezas naturais, possuindo dezenas de lagos e parques naturais.

Arkansas News: 

http://arkansasnews.com/

http://www.arkansasonline.com/

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