Arkansas, officially the Socialist Republic of Arkansas, is an independent state in North America, bordering Missouri, the Confederate States of America, Texas and Oklahoma. Arkansas has an area of 137,733 sq km and a population of 2,915,918 residents. Capital and largest city is Little Rock. Arkansas was a state in the United States of America 1836-1861, then it was a state in the Confederate States of America 1861-1920, and after the declaration of independence of the Socialist Republic of Arkansas in 1920, which was immediately recognized by the CSA, it has been an independent country.