-- Both states are neighbours,located south east ,seceded,joined the Confederates.Unionization has historically been low in both states,so both are home to the largest industrial growth corridor in the nation and are business friendly.. Both produce cotton,soybeans,have cattle,many farms.Alabama Population 4,661,900 Area 52,419 sq mi -- Tennessee Population 6,214,888 Area 42,169 sq mi .Both have similar number of population and area ----------- ------------------- Alabama Population Ranked 23rd in the US
- Total 4,661,900 (2008 est.)
Density 84.83/sq mi (33.84/km²)
Ranked 27th in the US Area Ranked 30th in the US
- Total 52,419 sq mi
(135,765 km²)
- Width 190 miles (306 km)
- Length 330 miles (531 km)
Elevation
- Highest point Mount Cheaha
2,413 ft (734 m)
- Mean 499 ft (152 m)
- Lowest point Gulf of Mexico
0 ft (0 m) Admission to Union December 14, 1819 (22nd) -----------
Alabama's agricultural outputs include poultry and eggs, cattle, plant nursery items, peanuts, cotton, grains such as corn and sorghum, vegetables, milk, soybeans, and peaches. Although known as "The Cotton State", Alabama ranks between eight and ten in national cotton production, according to various reports, with Texas, Georgia and Mississippi comprising the top three.
Alabama's industrial outputs include iron and steel products (including cast-iron and steel pipe); paper, lumber, and wood products; mining (mostly coal); plastic products; cars and trucks; and apparel. Also, Alabama produces aerospace and electronic products, mostly in the Huntsville area, which is home of the NASA George C. Marshall Space Flight Center and the US Army Aviation and Missile Command, headquartered at Redstone Arsenal.
Alabama is also home to the largest industrial growth corridor in the nation, including the surrounding states of Tennessee, Mississippi, Florida, and Georgia. Most of this growth is due to Alabama's rapidly expanding automotive manufacturing industry. In Alabama alone since 1993, it has generated more than 67,800 new jobs. Alabama currently ranks 4th in the nation in automobile output.
.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alabama#Economyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alabama ---------------------- Population Ranked 17th in the US
- Total 6,214,888 (2008 est.)
- Density 138.0/sq mi (53.29/km2)
Ranked 19th in the US
Area Ranked 36th in the US
- Total 42,169 sq mi
(109,247 km2)
- Width 120 miles (195 km)
- Length 440 miles (710 km)
Elevation
- Highest point Clingmans Dome
6,643 ft. ft (2,025 m)
- Mean 900 ft (280 m)
- Lowest point Mississippi River
178 ft (54 m)
Admission to Union June 1, 1796 (16th) Major outputs for the state include textiles, cotton, cattle, and electrical power. As proof of interest in beef production, Tennessee has over 82,000 farms, and beef cattle are found in roughly 59 percent of the farms in the state. Although cotton was an early crop in Tennessee, large-scale cultivation of the fiber did not begin until the 1820s with the opening of the land between the Tennessee and Mississippi Rivers. The upper wedge of the Mississippi Delta extends into southwestern Tennessee, and it was in this fertile section that cotton took hold. Currently West Tennessee is also heavily planted in soybeans, focusing on the northwest corner of the state.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee -------------------------
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee#Economy