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-{{USState
-|name=Alabama
-|flag=Alabama_State_Flag.gif
-|motto=Audemus jura nostra defendere (We dare defend our rights)
-|nick=Heart of Dixie; [[Camellia]] State
-|capital=Montgomery
-|language=English
-|governor=Robert Bentley
-|gparty=Republican
-|senator2=Jeff Sessions
-|s2party=Republican
-|s2phone=(202) 224-4124
-|s2email=http://sessions.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ConstituentServices.ContactMe Contact
-|senator1=Richard Shelby
-|s1party=Republican
-|s1phone=(202) 224-5744
-|s1email=mailto:senator@shelby.senate.gov Contact
-|population=4,500,752<ref>http://www.city-data.com/us-cities/The-South/Alabama.html</ref>
-|date=December 14, 1819
-}}
-'''Alabama''' is located in the Southeastern region of the [[United States]] and on December 14th, 1819 it became the twenty-second state to enter the union.
-==Civil War History==
-Alabama seceded from the union and  on January 11th, 1861 and on February 8th of that year became one of founding members of the [[Confederate States of America]]. After the [[American Civil War]], Alabama was readmitted into the union in 1868.
-==Alabama Politics==
-The capital of Alabama is [[Montgomery]] and its largest city is [[Birmingham]]. Alabama is a [[red state]] which tends favor [[Republican]]s in elections, particularly on a national level. <ref>http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/</ref> The current governor of Alabama is Robert Bentley, a Republican. Alabama's current Senators are [[Richard Shelby]] and [[Jeff Sessions]], both of whom are Republicans.
-Alabama's [[Alabama Constitution | Constitution]] was adopted in 1901.
-==Economy==
-Alabama is the nation's fourth largest producer of automobiles, and much of Alabama's economic growth is tied to increases in its domestic manufacturing base. Alabama also has a robust agricultural sector, producing over 12% of the nation's chicken, along with large amounts of cattle, cotton, and eggs. Early, in Alabama's history, cotton was the dominant force in the state's economy, but by 1915 farmers had diversified their crops in response to the Boll Weevil, a parasite that targets cotton plants. Alabama also has access to bituminous coal, natural gas, and petroleum reserves. <ref>http://www.netstate.com/economy/al_economy.htm</ref>
-==Elected Officials==
-===Federal===
-*Senator [[Richard Shelby]] (R)
-*Senator [[Jeff Sessions]] (R)
-*Rep. [[Jo Bonner]] [R, AL-1]
-*Rep. [[Martha Roby]] [R, AL-2]
-*Rep. [[Mike D. Rogers]] [R, AL-3]
-*Rep. [[Robert Aderholt]] [R, AL-4]
-*Rep. [[Mo Brooks]] [R, AL-5]
-*Rep. [[Spencer Bachus]] [R, AL-6]
-*Rep. [[Terri Sewell]] [D, AL-7]
-===Statewide===
-*Governor [[Robert Bentley]] (R)
-*Lt. Governor [[Kay Ivey]] (R)
-*Attorney General [[Luther Strange]] (R)
-*Secretary of State [[Beth Chapman]] (R)
-*State Auditor [[Samantha Shaw]] (R)
-*State Treasurer [[Young Boozer]] (R)
-*Agriculture Commissioner [[John McMillan]] (R)
-==Notable People from Alabama==
-*[[Hank Aaron]], who held the Major League Baseball record for most home runs hit until 2007, is from Mobile.
-*[[Truman Capote]],  author of ''In Cold Blood'', lived in Monroeville.
-*[[Martin Luther King, Jr.]], a civil rights activist, lived in Montgomery.
-*[[Joe Louis]], a boxer who is the only famous athlete to be buried in [[Arlington_National_Cemetery|Arlington Cemetery]], lived in Lafayette.
-*[[Rosa Parks]], a civil rights activist who became famous for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white passenger, lived in Tuskegee.
-*[[Condoleezza Rice]], the current US Secretary of State, was born in Birmingham.
-==State Motto==
-''Audemus jura nostra defendere'' is the state motto, which translated from Latin means "We dare defend our rights". It is reminiscent of Alabama's role in the Confederate States of America while it was fighting for State's rights.
-==References==
-{{reflist|2}}
-==See Also==
-[[Birmingham Alabama Temple]]
-{{USstates}}
-[[Category:Alabama]]

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