The state of Arkansas is also called "The Natural State (current) The Land of Opportunity (former)". Their moto is Regnat populus (Latin). The official languages are English. Before statehood it was called Arkansas Territory. Arkansas's government is comprised of the Governor, who is currently Mike Beebe (D), Lieutenant Governor, who is currently Mark Darr (R), Senators: Mark Pryor (D), John Boozman (R), House Delegation: 3 Republicans, 1 Democrat (list).The legislature is General Assembly.

Total area for Arkansas is 53,179 sq mi (137,733 km2) (Ranked 29th in the U.S.). The width is 239 miles (385 km) and the length is 261 miles (420 km). In terms of latitude and longitude we have: 33° 00′ N to 36° 30′ N and 89° 39′ W to 94° 37′ W. According to the 2010 United States Census, the total population is 2,937,979 (2011 est) (Ranked 32nd in the U.S.). This equates to a population density of 56.4/sq mi  (21.8/km2) Ranked 34th in the U.S.. The highest point is Magazine Mountain 2,753 ft (839 m) and the lowest point is Ouachita River at Louisiana border 55 ft (17 m).

The local time zone is Central: UTC-6/DST-5. The abbreviations used for this state are AR Ark. US-AR. Additional information and the official website of the state is found at www.arkansas.gov.

Short Description
Arkansas (i/ˈɑrkənsɔː/ ar-kən-saw) is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states (N: Missouri; E: Tennessee, Mississippi; S: Louisiana; SW: Texas; W: Oklahoma), and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River. Its diverse geography ranges from the mountainous regions of the Ozarks and the Ouachita Mountains, which make up the U.S. Interior Highlands, to the eastern lowlands along the Mississippi River. Arkansas is the 29th most extensive and the 32nd most populous of the 50 United States. The capital and most populous city is Little Rock, located in the central portion of the state.

The name 'Arkansas' derives from the same root as the name for the State of Kansas. The Kansa tribe of Native Americans are closely associated with the Sioux tribes of the Great Plains. The word 'Arkansas' itself is a French pronunciation ('Arcansas') of a Quapaw (a related 'Kaw' tribe) word 'akakaze' meaning 'land of downriver people' or the Sioux word 'Akakaze' meaning 'people of the south wind'. The pronunciation of Arkansas was made official by an act of the state legislature in 1881, after a dispute between the two U.S. Senators from Arkansas. One wanted to pronounce the name /ɑrˈkænzəs/ ar-kan-zəs and the other wanted /ˈɑrkənsɔː/ ar-kən-saw.

In 2007, the state legislature passed a non-binding resolution declaring the possessive form of the state's name to be Arkansas's, which has been followed increasingly by the state government.