NEW YORK, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund, Inc. (NYSE: AFB) (the "Fund") today released its monthly portfolio update as of December 31, 2008.


             AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund, Inc.

    Top 10 Fixed-Income Holdings

                                                           Portfolio %
        1)Texas Transp Commission Series 07 5.00%,               3.50%
          4/01/23
        2)Clark Cnty Arpt Rev (Prerefunded) FGIC                 2.13%
          Series 01B 5.25%, 7/01/34
        3)Chicago Arpt Rev (O'Hare Int'l Arpt) AMT               1.87%
          MBIA Series A 5.375%, 1/01/32
        4)Indianapolis Pub Impr Bond Bank                        1.85%
          (Prerefunded) MBIA Series 2A 5.25%, 7/01/33
        5)Univ of Illinois FSA Series 07A 5.25%,                 1.76%
          10/01/26
        6)Chicago (Prerefunded) FGIC Series 00C 5.50%,           1.63%
          1/01/40
        7)Wisconsin HEFA (Ministry Hlth Care) MBIA               1.62%
          Series 02A 5.25%, 2/15/32
        8)Bexar Cnty Hsg Fin Corp MFHR (Doral Club &             1.54%
          Sutton House Apts) MBIA Series 01A 5.55%,
          10/01/36
        9)Ed Loan Rev (Ed Funding of South) AMT Series           1.49%
          97A 6.20%, 12/01/21
       10)Texas AMT Series 02A 5.50%, 8/01/41                    1.48%

        Sector/Industry Breakdown
                                                          Portfolio %
            Hospital/Health Care                               13.79%
            Higher Education                                   10.01%
            Airport Facility                                    9.35%
            General Obligation                                  9.31%
            Education                                           8.38%
            Transportation                                      7.82%
            Corporate - Utility (Water)                         5.00%
            Community Facility                                  4.45%
            Housing-Rental Units                                4.27%
            Water/SWR                                           4.22%
            Special Tax                                         3.77%
            Miscellaneous                                       2.88%
            Continuing Care Facility                            2.86%
            Housing-Mortgages                                   2.69%
            COP/Lease Rental                                    2.44%
            Resource Recovery/Solid Waste                       1.99%
            Student Loan                                        1.49%
            Corporate - Utility (Gas)                           1.36%
            Utility                                             1.32%
            Corporate - Industrial                              0.79%
            Assessment District                                 0.75%
            Industrial                                          0.37%
            Port Facility                                       0.25%
            Corporate - Energy                                  0.24%
            Public Housing Authority                            0.15%
            Housing                                             0.05%
            Total                                             100.00%

            State Breakdown
                                                          Portfolio %
            Texas                                              17.64%
            Illinois                                           11.36%
            Florida                                             9.17%
            California                                          8.85%
            Nevada                                              4.68%
            Wisconsin                                           3.41%
            Alabama                                             3.40%
            Michigan                                            3.35%
            Colorado                                            3.24%
            New York                                            3.23%
            Indiana                                             2.90%
            Massachusetts                                       2.68%
            Tennessee                                           2.62%
            Louisiana                                           2.49%
            Washington                                          1.91%
            Ohio                                                1.86%
            Pennsylvania                                        1.67%
            Alaska                                              1.62%
            South Carolina                                      1.56%
            Puerto Rico                                         1.30%
            New Jersey                                          1.13%
            Virginia                                            1.04%
            Rhode Island                                        0.94%
            New Hampshire                                       0.90%
            Arizona                                             0.89%
            Georgia                                             0.83%
            Mississippi                                         0.66%
            North Carolina                                      0.65%
            Oregon                                              0.64%
            Hawaii                                              0.63%
            North Dakota                                        0.57%
            District Of Columbia                                0.54%
            Missouri                                            0.54%
            Arkansas                                            0.36%
            Minnesota                                           0.23%
            Utah                                                0.20%
            Kansas                                              0.14%
            Iowa                                                0.09%
            New Mexico                                          0.08%
            Total                                             100.00%

                 Credit Quality Breakdown
                                                          Portfolio %
                    AAA                                        40.48%
                    AA                                         26.87%
                    A                                          15.47%
                    BBB                                        12.14%
                    BB                                          2.89%
                    B                                           0.38%
                    A-1+                                        0.91%
                    A-1                                         0.76%
                    SP-1+                                       0.10%
                    Total Investments                         100.00%

         Portfolio Statistics:
              AMT Percentage:                20.41%
              Average Coupon:                5.35%
              Percentage of Leverage:
                 Bank Loans:                 0.00%
                 Investment Operations:      7.12%
                 Preferred Stock:            40.30%
              Total:                         47.42%*

              Avg. Maturity:                 15.00 Years
              Duration:                      7.84 Years
              Total Net Assets:              $558.3 Million
              Net Asset Value:               $11.03
              Number of Holdings:            226

* The total percentage of leverage constitutes 40.30% in issued and outstanding preferred stock and 7.12% in investment operations, which may include the use of certain portfolio management techniques such as tender option bonds, credit default swaps, dollar rolls, negative cash, reverse repurchase agreements and when-issued securities.

The foregoing portfolio characteristics are as of the date indicated and can be expected to change. The Fund is a closed-end U.S.-registered management investment company advised by AllianceBernstein L. P.

SOURCE AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund, Inc.