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Oklahoma (contact us about a Oklahoma home) is a state located in the southern Great Plains and Eastern Woodlands regions of the United States, and is part of a region commonly known as the American "Heartland." The Congressional Quarterly and Census report place Oklahoma (contact us about a Oklahoma home) in the Southern United States. However, since Oklahoma (contact us about a Oklahoma home) is near the geographic center of the U.S., the regional influences are readily apparent in the state's largest urban areas, adding to Oklahoma (contact us about a Oklahoma home)'s unique character. Southern influence and its charm are most notable in southeastern Oklahoma (contact us about a Oklahoma home). This part of the state was earlier settled by many Southerners displaced by reconstruction during the Post-Civil War era, and is commonly known as Little Dixie.

Oklahoma (contact us about a Oklahoma home) became the 46th state in the Union on November 16th, 1907. The state's name comes from the Choctaw words okla meaning people and homma meaning red, literally meaning "red people"[2] and was chosen by Allen Wright, Principal Chief of the Choctaw Nation between 1866 and 1870. [3] It is a state with a colorful history, including its days as a frontier state, it being a destination of recently freed slaves looking for opportunity and equality, and being at the heart of the oil boom in the early 20th century. Individuals from Oklahoma (contact us about a Oklahoma home) are known as Oklahoma (contact us about a Oklahoma home)ns or "Okies" (though the latter phrase is considered mildly offensive).

Most notably, Oklahoma (contact us about a Oklahoma home) has the nation's second largest American Indian population. In honor of its large American Indian population, and for tourism purposes, Oklahoma (contact us about a Oklahoma home) is called "Native America." Oklahoma (contact us about a Oklahoma home)'s early history is forever tied to the Trail of Tears, which was the forced removal of the Five Civilized Tribes from the southeastern United States to present-day Oklahoma (contact us about a Oklahoma home). As a testament to the state's western and American Indian heritage, Oklahoma (contact us about a Oklahoma home) (Tulsa) is the home of the world-renowned Gilcrease Museum, which houses the world's largest, most comprehensive collection of American Western and American Indian art, artifacts, manuscripts, documents, and maps.

The Ouachita Mountains dominate the southeastern quarter of Oklahoma (contact us about a Oklahoma home)Oklahoma (contact us about a Oklahoma home) is one of the six states on the Frontier Strip. It is bounded on the east by Arkansas and Missouri, on the north by Kansas and northwest by Colorado (both at 37°N), on the far west by New Mexico (at 103°W), and on the south and near-west by Texas. The panhandle's southern boundary is at 36.5°N, then turning due south along 100°W to the southern fork of the Red River), completing the round trip back to Arkansas.

Oklahoma (contact us about a Oklahoma home)'s four main mountain ranges include the Ouachitas, Arbuckles, Wichitas, and the Kiamichis. In addition to several smaller ranges, Oklahoma (contact us about a Oklahoma home) also notably encompasses a portion of the Ozarks.

The state's highest peak, 4,973 feet (1,515 m) Black Mesa, resides in the far northwestern corner of the panhandle near the town of Kenton. The lowest elevation in the state is in the far southeastern corner, near Idabel, at 324 feet (99 m). Oklahoma (contact us about a Oklahoma home) also has what is officially considered the highest hill in the world, Cavanal Hill, at 1,999 feet (609 m); this is considering the fact that a "mountain" is anything 2,000 feet or higher. It is located in Poteau, Oklahoma (contact us about a Oklahoma home).

With 200 man-made lakes, Oklahoma (contact us about a Oklahoma home) has more man-made lakes than any other state and boasts over one million surface-acres of water and 2,000 more miles (3,200 km) of shoreline than the Atlantic and Gulf coasts combined. Lake Eufaula is the largest lake in the state, covering 102,000 surface acres (413 km²) of water. 


The Oklahoma (contact us about a Oklahoma home) Tourism Department divides the state down into six "countries" for tourism promotion purposes: Red Carpet Country (Northwestern Oklahoma (contact us about a Oklahoma home) and The Panhandle), Great Plains Country (Southwestern Oklahoma (contact us about a Oklahoma home)), Frontier Country (Central Oklahoma (contact us about a Oklahoma home), including the Oklahoma (contact us about a Oklahoma home) City Metropolitan area), Green Country (Northeastern Oklahoma (contact us about a Oklahoma home), including the Tulsa Metropolitan area), Kiamichi country (Southeastern Oklahoma (contact us about a Oklahoma home)), and Lake & Trail Country (South Central Oklahoma (contact us about a Oklahoma home)).

Popular but "unofficial" regional designations include Green Country (most often used to refer to Northeastern Oklahoma (contact us about a Oklahoma home), but used by some to refer to either all of Eastern Oklahoma (contact us about a Oklahoma home) or just the Tulsa Metropolitan Area), Little Dixie (Southeastern Oklahoma (contact us about a Oklahoma home)), Western Oklahoma (contact us about a Oklahoma home), and the Oklahoma (contact us about a Oklahoma home) Panhandle.

Oklahoma (contact us about a Oklahoma home) has some of the strongest thunderstorms in the world because of cold and warm airmasses colliding east of the Rocky Mountains plus added force from the Jet Stream, making the state the heart of Tornado Alley.

The state capitol building of Oklahoma (contact us about a Oklahoma home), located in eastern Oklahoma (contact us about a Oklahoma home) City.The Legislature of Oklahoma (contact us about a Oklahoma home) consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Senate has 48 members serving four-year terms, while the House has 101 members with two year terms. The state has term limits for their legislature that restrict any one person to a total of twelve years service in both the House and Senate. In the 2005–2006 state legislature, control is split between the major parties, the Democrats control the Senate (26 to 22) while the Republicans control the House (57 to 44). This changes the government's make-up; before the 2004 election the Democrats had controlled both chambers since 1921. Republicans have never controlled the State Senate.

The state's judicial branch consists of the Oklahoma (contact us about a Oklahoma home) Supreme Court, the Court of Criminal Appeals, and 77 District Courts which serve one county apiece. The Oklahoma (contact us about a Oklahoma home) judiciary also contains two independent courts: a Court of Impeachment (which is the Senate sitting) and the Oklahoma (contact us about a Oklahoma home) Court on the Judiciary. Oklahoma (contact us about a Oklahoma home) is unusual in that it has two courts of last resort, the state Supreme Court hears civil cases, and the state Court of Criminal Appeals hears criminal cases (the state of Texas uses a similar system). Judges of those two courts, as well as the Court of Civil Appeals are appointed by the Governor upon the recommendation of the state Judicial Nominating Commission, and are subject to a non-partisan retention vote on a six-year rotating schedule.

Due to Oklahoma (contact us about a Oklahoma home)'s restrictive ballot access laws (deemed by many to be the most restrictive in the nation), no third parties have access to the primary ballots, however the state does have the following active third parties: Oklahoma (contact us about a Oklahoma home) Libertarian Party, Green Party of Oklahoma (contact us about a Oklahoma home), Oklahoma (contact us about a Oklahoma home) Constitution Party. There are also organizers from the Communist Party USA working in the state.

The state is divided into 77 counties which deliver local government. Each is governed by a three member commission. Other county elected officials are the tax assessor, clerk, court clerk, treasurer, and sheriff.

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