Arkansas is divided into two regions: the west and the north of the state correspond to a mountainous region (Mount Boston, Mount Ouachita), culminating at 839 m altitude (Mountains Magazine) and forming the southern end of the Ozark Mountains, while in the east and south extend the floodplain of the lower Mississippi and part of the coastal plain of the Gulf of Mexico.
Rivers
The main rivers are the Mississippi and its tributaries, Arkansas and the Red. Numerous bayous arms and ancient meanders border the Mississippi. The most important lakes are artificial water retentions: Lake Ouachita (see Ouachita Mountains) and Lake Norfolk. The climate is humid subtropical. The forest (pines, cypress, maple, oak) covers nearly half the surface of Arkansas.
Economy
After an agricultural state remains for a long time, Arkansas today has a diversified economy. The mineral resources are varied: oil, natural gas, coal, mercury and, above all, bauxite, whose state is the first national producer.
However, agriculture remains an important activity. Arkansas is the first national producer of soy and chicken. The other agricultural resources are rice, cotton, cereals, fruits (fisheries) and vegetables (spinach, tomatoes). Forest resources are considerable.
The industrialization of the state is recent. A part of the industries is articulated around the treatment and the transformation of natural resources – petrochemical, aluminum metallurgy, agri-food, wood-based industries (papers, furniture) -, the other industrial sectors the textile (confection), the shoe and electronics.
Among numerous tourist sites are the Ozark Mountains, the Hot Springs National Park, known for its hot springs, the Saunders Memorial Museum (weapon collection), Berryville, and the historic site of Fort Smith (1817).
Search for private schools in Arkansas? Here is a directory of K-12 schools in the state of Arkansas listed county by county. Please follow the link below to see all private K12 schools in your county of Arkansas.
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- COUNTRYAAH: List of all USPS Zip Codes for the state of Arkansas. Includes all cities, counties and county equivalents in Arkansas.
Major Cities in Arkansas
Little Rock
Little Rock, city and capital of the state of Arkansas in the United States. It has about 185,000 residents, or about 565,000 with suburbs. The city is a trade center and has a lot of aluminum industry.
In 1957, federal troops were sent to the city to quell racial riots in connection with a decision in the Supreme Court to abolish racial segregation in schools.
Private Schools in Arkansas by County
- Arkansas Arkansas County Private Schools
- Arkansas Ashley County Private Schools
- Arkansas Baxter County Private Schools
- Arkansas Benton County Private Schools
- Arkansas Boone County Private Schools
- Arkansas Carroll County Private Schools
- Arkansas Chicot County Private Schools
- Arkansas Clark County Private Schools
- Arkansas Cleburne County Private Schools
- Arkansas Columbia County Private Schools
- Arkansas Conway County Private Schools
- Arkansas Craighead County Private Schools
- Arkansas Crawford County Private Schools
- Arkansas Crittenden County Private Schools
- Arkansas Desha County Private Schools
- Arkansas Drew County Private Schools
- Arkansas Faulkner County Private Schools
- Arkansas Franklin County Private Schools
- Arkansas Garland County Private Schools
- Arkansas Greene County Private Schools
- Arkansas Hempstead County Private Schools
- Arkansas Hot Spring County Private Schools
- Arkansas Howard County Private Schools
- Arkansas Independence County Private Schools
- Arkansas Izard County Private Schools
- Arkansas Jefferson County Private Schools
- Arkansas Lee County Private Schools
- Arkansas Little River County Private Schools
- Arkansas Logan County Private Schools
- Arkansas Miller County Private Schools
- Arkansas Mississippi County Private Schools
- Arkansas Ouachita County Private Schools
- Arkansas Phillips County Private Schools
- Arkansas Pike County Private Schools
- Arkansas Pope County Private Schools
- Arkansas Pulaski County Private Schools
- Arkansas Randolph County Private Schools
- Arkansas Saline County Private Schools
- Arkansas Sebastian County Private Schools
- Arkansas Sevier County Private Schools
- Arkansas Union County Private Schools
- Arkansas Washington County Private Schools
- Arkansas White County Private Schools