as far as I know in the United States they don't study geography, only when they want to invade the neighboring country
True, but the majority of foreigners who would reference Alabama know Nothing about it other than repeating the same tired trope that Americans do. They know mostly NYC, LA, San Francisco, D.C. Miami, Philadelphia, Dallas and New Orleans. Even Those are just Cities and not the states those towns reside in.
Again, I'm saying that repeating a tired ass American trope is like a like child hearing a profane word and repeating it. It gets old quickly, especially when they don't have a clue of what they're talking about.