Alabama- Geography, Touristy places, Cities, Climatic conditions

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Alabama, located in the southern United States, is a neighbor to Tennessee, Georgia, Florida and Mississippi. Alabama has coastline at the Gulf of Mexico in the south. The northern part of the state is mountainous, with a number of creeks, streams, rivers, mountains and lakes. Alabama, which has an area of 52,419 sq miles (135,765 sq km), has an estimated population of 4,557,808 in 2000. Visit the state after you win the diversity immigrants lottery.

Even if you are visiting the state with a non-immigrant American visa, you will enjoy your leisure time. The official language here is English. There are several national parks -- Horseshoe Bend National Military Park in Daviston, Little River Canyon National Preserve in Fort Payne, Russell Cave National Monument in Bridgeport, Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site in Tuskegee and Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site near Tuskegee. It has also Natchez Trace Parkway, Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail and Trail of Tears National Historic Trail.

Visiting its capital Montgomery with a US visa will give you access to other major cities and tourist places. Other major cities are Birmingham, Huntsville, Tuscaloosa, Hoover, Dothan, Decatur, Auburn, Gadsden, Florence, Madison, Bessemer, Prichard, Homewood, Vestavia Hills, Prattville, Anniston, Opelika, Alabaster, Enterprise, Mountain Brook, Selma and Northport.
Alabama’s lower coastal plain is subtropical and gets influenced by the Gulf of Mexico while the northern region experiences extreme cold with occasional snowfall in winter. But the Black belt and the upper coastal plain is moderate in temperature.

Manu Goel is senior editor at Estreetloans.com

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