alabama | country | united_states <tsp> united_states | ethnicgroup | asian_americans <tsp> auburn,_alabama | ispartof | alabama <sep> alabama () is a state in the southeastern region of the united states, bordered by tennessee to the north; georgia to the east; florida and the gulf of mexico to the south; and mississippi to the west alabama is the 30th largest by area and the 24th-most populous of the us statesalabama is nicknamed the yellowhammer state, after the state bird alabama is also known as the 'heart of dixie' and the 'cotton state' the state tree is the longleaf pine, and the state flower is the camellia 
auburn is part of alabama in the united states where asian americans are an ethnic group.united states alabama is the 30th largest by area and the 24th-most populous of the u.s. states