Select for the 50 US states

Credits

http://www.dzone.com/snippets/html-select-list-states-us

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/15984430/how-to-set-a-default-prompt-when-nothing-selected-for-select-using-css

HAML

%select
  %option{disabled: "disabled", value: "default"} Select your state--
  %option{value: "AL"} Alabama
  %option{value: "AK"} Alaska
  %option{value: "AZ"} Arizona
  %option{value: "AR"} Arkansas
  %option{value: "CA"} California
  %option{value: "CO"} Colorado
  %option{value: "CT"} Connecticut
  %option{value: "DE"} Delaware
  %option{value: "DC"} District Of Columbia
  %option{value: "FL"} Florida
  %option{value: "GA"} Georgia
  %option{value: "HI"} Hawaii
  %option{value: "ID"} Idaho
  %option{value: "IL"} Illinois
  %option{value: "IN"} Indiana
  %option{value: "IA"} Iowa
  %option{value: "KS"} Kansas
  %option{value: "KY"} Kentucky
  %option{value: "LA"} Louisiana
  %option{value: "ME"} Maine
  %option{value: "MD"} Maryland
  %option{value: "MA"} Massachusetts
  %option{value: "MI"} Michigan
  %option{value: "MN"} Minnesota
  %option{value: "MS"} Mississippi
  %option{value: "MO"} Missouri
  %option{value: "MT"} Montana
  %option{value: "NE"} Nebraska
  %option{value: "NV"} Nevada
  %option{value: "NH"} New Hampshire
  %option{value: "NJ"} New Jersey
  %option{value: "NM"} New Mexico
  %option{value: "NY"} New York
  %option{value: "NC"} North Carolina
  %option{value: "ND"} North Dakota
  %option{value: "OH"} Ohio
  %option{value: "OK"} Oklahoma
  %option{value: "OR"} Oregon
  %option{value: "PA"} Pennsylvania
  %option{value: "RI"} Rhode Island
  %option{value: "SC"} South Carolina
  %option{value: "SD"} South Dakota
  %option{value: "TN"} Tennessee
  %option{value: "TX"} Texas
  %option{value: "UT"} Utah
  %option{value: "VT"} Vermont
  %option{value: "VA"} Virginia
  %option{value: "WA"} Washington
  %option{value: "WV"} West Virginia
  %option{value: "WI"} Wisconsin
  %option{value: "WY"} Wyoming

HTML

<select>
  <option value="default" disabled="disabled">Select your state--</option>
	<option value="AL">Alabama</option>
	<option value="AK">Alaska</option>
	<option value="AZ">Arizona</option>
	<option value="AR">Arkansas</option>
	<option value="CA">California</option>
	<option value="CO">Colorado</option>
	<option value="CT">Connecticut</option>
	<option value="DE">Delaware</option>
	<option value="DC">District Of Columbia</option>
	<option value="FL">Florida</option>
	<option value="GA">Georgia</option>
	<option value="HI">Hawaii</option>
	<option value="ID">Idaho</option>
	<option value="IL">Illinois</option>
	<option value="IN">Indiana</option>
	<option value="IA">Iowa</option>
	<option value="KS">Kansas</option>
	<option value="KY">Kentucky</option>
	<option value="LA">Louisiana</option>
	<option value="ME">Maine</option>
	<option value="MD">Maryland</option>
	<option value="MA">Massachusetts</option>
	<option value="MI">Michigan</option>
	<option value="MN">Minnesota</option>
	<option value="MS">Mississippi</option>
	<option value="MO">Missouri</option>
	<option value="MT">Montana</option>
	<option value="NE">Nebraska</option>
	<option value="NV">Nevada</option>
	<option value="NH">New Hampshire</option>
	<option value="NJ">New Jersey</option>
	<option value="NM">New Mexico</option>
	<option value="NY">New York</option>
	<option value="NC">North Carolina</option>
	<option value="ND">North Dakota</option>
	<option value="OH">Ohio</option>
	<option value="OK">Oklahoma</option>
	<option value="OR">Oregon</option>
	<option value="PA">Pennsylvania</option>
	<option value="RI">Rhode Island</option>
	<option value="SC">South Carolina</option>
	<option value="SD">South Dakota</option>
	<option value="TN">Tennessee</option>
	<option value="TX">Texas</option>
	<option value="UT">Utah</option>
	<option value="VT">Vermont</option>
	<option value="VA">Virginia</option>
	<option value="WA">Washington</option>
	<option value="WV">West Virginia</option>
	<option value="WI">Wisconsin</option>
	<option value="WY">Wyoming</option>
</select>

Jade

select
  option(value='default', disabled='disabled') Select your state--
  option(value='AL') Alabama
  option(value='AK') Alaska
  option(value='AZ') Arizona
  option(value='AR') Arkansas
  option(value='CA') California
  option(value='CO') Colorado
  option(value='CT') Connecticut
  option(value='DE') Delaware
  option(value='DC') District Of Columbia
  option(value='FL') Florida
  option(value='GA') Georgia
  option(value='HI') Hawaii
  option(value='ID') Idaho
  option(value='IL') Illinois
  option(value='IN') Indiana
  option(value='IA') Iowa
  option(value='KS') Kansas
  option(value='KY') Kentucky
  option(value='LA') Louisiana
  option(value='ME') Maine
  option(value='MD') Maryland
  option(value='MA') Massachusetts
  option(value='MI') Michigan
  option(value='MN') Minnesota
  option(value='MS') Mississippi
  option(value='MO') Missouri
  option(value='MT') Montana
  option(value='NE') Nebraska
  option(value='NV') Nevada
  option(value='NH') New Hampshire
  option(value='NJ') New Jersey
  option(value='NM') New Mexico
  option(value='NY') New York
  option(value='NC') North Carolina
  option(value='ND') North Dakota
  option(value='OH') Ohio
  option(value='OK') Oklahoma
  option(value='OR') Oregon
  option(value='PA') Pennsylvania
  option(value='RI') Rhode Island
  option(value='SC') South Carolina
  option(value='SD') South Dakota
  option(value='TN') Tennessee
  option(value='TX') Texas
  option(value='UT') Utah
  option(value='VT') Vermont
  option(value='VA') Virginia
  option(value='WA') Washington
  option(value='WV') West Virginia
  option(value='WI') Wisconsin
  option(value='WY') Wyoming