Students find the following Alabama state facts in this printble: Alabama state abbreviation: AL. Alabama state census region: East South Central. Alabama state area (sq miles): 52,420. Alabama state capital: Montgomery. Alabama state population: 4,779,736. Alabama state motto: Audemus jura nostra defendere. (Latin, "We dare to defend our rights" or "We Dare Maintain Our Rights"). Alabama state song: "Alabama". Alabama state bird: Yellowhammer. Alabama state flower: Camellia. Alabama state tree: Longleaf Pine. Alabama state insect: Monarch butterfly. Alabama state mammal: American black bear (2006) - land mammal, West Indian manatee (2009) - marine mammal.