Alabama

Alabama was once a region claimed by the Spaniards as part of Florida. The English also claimed it as part of the province of Carolina. Nevertheless, when the French took over Louisiana they also took over the territory including Alabama. Later when the United States acquired the Louisiana Purchase and the Mississippi Territory, there was much controversy as to whether or not Alabama was included. Nevertheless, Alabama became the 22nd state in 1819.

The state of Alabama seceded from the Union and became a Confederate state on January 11, 1861. While not many battles were fought in the state, it contributed about 120,000 soldiers to the Civil War. After the war a provisional government was set up in 1865 and Alabama was readmitted to the Union in June 1868.

Law and government

Main article: Law and Government of Alabama

The current governor of the state is Bob Riley and the two U.S. senators are Jefferson B. Sessions III and Richard C. Shelby (all three from the Republican Party).

Geography

Map of Alabama

Alabama is the 30^th largest state in the United States with 135,765 km² (52,419 mi²) of total area. 3.2% of that is water, making Alabama 23^rd in the amount of surface water. About three-fifths of the land area is a gentle plain with a general incline towards the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico. Alabama generally ranges in elevation from sea level at Mobile Bay, to a little more than 1800 feet or 550 meters near the Georgia state line. The highest point is Mount Cheaha

Economy

The 1999 total gross state product was $115 billion placing Alabama 25^th in the nation. The Per Capita Income for the state was $23,471 in 2000. Alabama's agricultural outputs are poultry and eggs, cattle, nursery stock, peanuts, cotton, vegetables, milk, and soybeans. Its industrial outputs are paper, lumber and wood products, mining, rubber and plastic products, transportation equipment and apparel.

Demographics

Important cities and towns

Main article: List of cities in Alabama

Birmingham

Mobile

Huntsville
- Madison

Montgomery

Tuscaloosa
- Northport

Columbus, Georgia
- Phenix City
- Smiths Station

Colleges and Universities (incomplete)

Air University
Alabama A&M University
Alabama State University
Athens State University
Auburn University
Auburn University at Montgomery
Birmingham-Southern College
Concordia College-Selma
Faulkner University
Huntingdon College
Jacksonville State University
Judson College
Miles College
Oakwood College
Samford University
Southeastern Bible College

Culture and interests

Famous Alabamians
Music of Alabama
Alabama Public Television, state wide public TV network
List of television stations in Alabama
Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail

Regions of Alabama
Mobile Bay
Largest Cities
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Counties
Autauga \| Baldwin \| Barbour \| Bibb \| Blount \| Bullock \| Butler \| Calhoun \| Chambers \| Cherokee \| Chilton \| Choctaw \| Clarke \| Clay \| Cleburne \| Coffee \| Colbert \| Conecuh \| Coosa \| Covington \| Crenshaw \| Cullman \| Dale \| Dallas \| DeKalb \| Elmore \| Escambia \| Etowah \| Fayette \| Franklin \| Geneva \| Greene \| Hale \| Henry \| Houston \| Jackson \| Jefferson \| Lamar \| Lauderdale \| Lawrence \| Lee \| Limestone \| Lowndes \| Macon \| Madison \| Marengo \| Marion \| Marshall \| Mobile \| Monroe \| Montgomery \| Morgan \| Perry \| Pickens \| Pike \| Randolph \| Russell \| Shelby \| St. Clair \| Sumter \| Talladega \| Tallapoosa \| Tuscaloosa \| Walker \| Washington \| Wilcox \| Winston

Political divisions of the United States

States	Alabama \| Alaska \| Arizona \| Arkansas \| California \| Colorado \| Connecticut \| Delaware \| Florida \| Georgia \| Hawaii \| Idaho \| Illinois \| Indiana \| Iowa \| Kansas \| Kentucky \| Louisiana \| Maine \| Maryland \| Massachusetts \| Michigan \| Minnesota \| Mississippi \| Missouri \| Montana \| Nebraska \| Nevada \| New Hampshire \| New Jersey \| New Mexico \| New York \| North Carolina \| North Dakota \| Ohio \| Oklahoma \| Oregon \| Pennsylvania \| Rhode Island \| South Carolina \| South Dakota \| Tennessee \| Texas \| Utah \| Vermont \| Virginia \| Washington \| West Virginia \| Wisconsin \| Wyoming
Federal district	District of Columbia
Insular areas	American Samoa \| Baker Island \| Guam \| Howland Island \| Jarvis Island \| Johnston Atoll \| Kingman Reef \| Midway Atoll \| Navassa Island \| Northern Mariana Islands \| Palmyra Atoll \| Puerto Rico \| Virgin Islands \| Wake Island Edit (http://www.mywiseowl.com/index.php?title=Template:United_States&action=edit)

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