Страноведение.The Central Southeast States – Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi.

The Central Southeast States – Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi

• The East South Central States constitute one of the nine Census Bureau Divisions of the United States .

State of Alabama

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• Nickname(s): Yellowhammer State, Heart of Dixie, Cotton State
• Motto(s): Audemus jura nostra defendere (Latin) We dare defend our rights
• Official language - English
• Spoken languages - English 96.17%, Spanish 2.12%
• Demonym - Alabamian
• Capital - Montgomery
• Largest city – Birmingham 212,038 (2012 estimate)

Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama in Montgomery in 2010

Mercedes-Benz U.S. International in Tuscaloosa County was the first automotive facility to locate within the state.

The Space Shuttle Enterprise being tested at Marshall Space Flight Center in 1978.

The State of Kentucky

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• Nickname(s): Bluegrass State
• Motto(s): United we stand, divided we fall and Deo gratiam habeamus (Let us be grateful to God)
• Official language - English
• Demonym - Kentuckian
• Capital - Frankfort
• Largest city - Louisville

Abraham Lincoln Birthplace near Hodgenville

A barge hauling coal in the Louisville and Portland Canal, the only manmade section of the Ohio River.

High Bridge over the Kentucky River was the tallest rail bridge in the world when it was completed in 1877.

State of Mississippi

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• Nickname(s): "The Magnolia State", "The Hospitality State"
• Motto(s): Virtute et Armis
• Official language - English
• Demonym - Mississippian
• Capital (and largest city) - Jackson

Hurricane Katrina approaching the Gulf Coast on August 28, 2005.

State of Tennessee

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• Nickname(s): The Volunteer State
• Motto(s): Agriculture and Commerce
• Official language - English
• Demonym - Tennessean
• Capital - Nashville
• Largest city - Memphis

Reconstruction of Fort Loudon, the first British settlement in Tennessee

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