(+1
501 or +1
870) 25th
State of the USA - joined the Union in1836
local internet code
ar.us
has not been adopted - only .com
137,741
km² (53,182 sq mls) - 2,509,000 people
flag
of Arkansas
designed by Miss Willie Kavanaugh Hocker from Wabbaseka
the diamond shape of the center represents a diamond scince Arkansas had Diamond
mines
there are 25 white stars around the Diamond because Arkansas was the 25th State
to join the US
the 3 blue stars in the lower part represent France, Spain and the USA, countries
that have been governing Arkansas
the star above represents the Confederacy to which Arkansas once belonged