The United State of America comprises of 50 states and a Government Locale which is Washington, D.C, which additionally fills in as the capital of the USA. It has severally been said and accepts by American individuals that the Banner of USA has 50 stars speaking to each state in USA.
Other than the 50 States and Government locale in United State, United States additionally has sway more than 14 regions. Five out of these 14 (American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands) have a changeless, nonmilitary populace, while the staying nine of them (the United States Minor Distant Islands) don't. Aside from Navassa Island, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, which are arranged in the Caribbean, every single other domain are arranged in the Pacific Ocean.
Location
In light of the location, 48 neighboring States in United States and Washington DC are in the Focal North amongst Canada and Mexico. The state of Gold country is in the Northwestern piece of North America (which likewise flanking Canada) and the state of Hawaii is in the mid-Pacific. There are different regions which are scattered about the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Ocean.Population States
Size
Alaska is the biggest state in United States by region, including 665,384 square miles (1,723,337 square kilometers), while by a long shot the littlest is Rhode Island which just has 1,545 square miles (4,002 square kilometers).
Listed below is the list of the states in United States in alphabetical order, with their abbreviations and their capitals:
1. Alabama
Capital: Montgomery
Largest City: Birmingham
Population: 4,872,725
Established: Dec 14, 1819
Total Area: 52,420 mi2 135,767 m2
Alabama is the 24th most populous city in USA. Alabama is known as Heart of Dixie, Cotton State.
2. Alaska
Capital: Juneau
Largest City: Anchorage
Population: 746,079
Established: Jan 3, 1959
Total Area: 665,384 mi2 1,723,337 m2
Alaska is the coldest and largest state in USA. Alaska’s motto is North to the Future. Alaska is 3rd least populous city in USA.
3. Arizona
Capital: Phoenix
Largest City: Phoenix
Population: 7,044,577
Established: Jan 3, 1959
Total Area: 665,384 mi2 1,723,337 m2
Arizona is the sixth largest state and 14th most populous state. Arizona is known from very very hot summers.
4. Arkansas
Capital: Little Rock
Largest City: Little Rock
Population: 2,998,643
Established: Jun 15, 1836
Total Area: 53,179 mi2 137,732 m2
Arkansas is the 33rd most populous state. The word of Arkansas meaning is meaning “land of downriver people”.
5. California
Capital: Sacramento
Largest City: Los Angeles
Population: 39,506,094
Established: Sep 9, 1850
Total Area: 163,695 mi2 423,967 m2
California is the most populous state in USA. California’s $2.75 trillion economy is the 5th largest economy in the world. All of the big companies like Apple, Google is in Silicon Valley at San Francisco.
6. Colorado
Capital: Denver
Largest City: Denver
Population: 5,632,271
Established: Aug 1, 1876
Total Area: 269,601 mi2 103,642 m2
Colorado is the 8th largest and 21st most populous U.S state.
7. Connecticut
Capital: Hartford
Largest City: Bridgeport
Population: 3,568,174
Established: Jan 9, 1788
Total Area: 5,543 mi2 14,357 m2
Connecticut is known as the Constitution State. Connecticut is the third smallest state by area.
8. Delaware
Capital: Dover
Largest City: Wilmington
Population: 960,054
Established: Dec 7, 1787
Total Area: 2,489 mi2 6,446 m2
Delaware’s name is come from Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr who an English nobleman and Virginia’s first colonial governor. Delaware is the second smallest 45th most populous U.S state.
9. Florida
Capital: Tallahassee
Largest City: Jacksonville
Population: 20,979,964
Established: Mar 3, 1845
Total Area: 65,758 mi2 170,312 m2
Florida is the third most populous U.S State. Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León named Florida La Florida means “land of flower”.
10. Georgia
Capital: Atlanta
Largest City: Atlanta
Population: 10,421,344
Established: Jan 2, 1788
Total Area: 59,425 mi2 153,910 m2
Georgia is the 24th largest and the 8th most populous state. Georgia is known as the Peach State and the Empire State of the South.
11. Hawaii
Capital: Honolulu
Largest City: Honolulu
Population: 1,431,957
Established: Aug 21, 1959
Total Area: 10,932 mi2 28,313 m2
12. Idaho
Capital: Boise
Largest City: Boise
Population: 1,713,452
Established: Jul 3, 1890
Total Area: 83,569 mi2 216,443 m2
Idaho is famous for potato crops. Idaho is the 12th least populous, the 14th state.
13. Illinois
Capital: Springfield
Largest City: Chicago
Population: 12,764,031
Established: Dec 3, 1818
Total Area: 57,914 mi2 149,995 m2
Illinois is the 6th most populous and 25th largest state.
14. Indiana
Capital: Indianapolis
Largest City: Indianapolis
Population: 6,653,338
Established: Dec 11, 1816
Total Area: 36,420 mi2 94,326 m2
Indiana is known as a Hoosier. Spanish is the second most spoken language in India, first is English of course. Indiana 17th most populous state.
15. Iowa
Capital: Des Moines
Largest City: Des Moines
Population: 3,147,389
Established: Dec 28, 1846
Total Area: 56,273 mi2 145,746 m2
Iowa is the 30th most populous U.S state. Iowa’s nickname is Hawkeye State.
16. Kansas
Capital: Topeka
Largest City: Wichita
Population: 2,907,857
Established: Jan 29, 1861
Total Area: 82,278 mi2 213,100 m2
Kansas is the 15th largest state by area and is the 34th most-populous state.
17. Kentucky
Capital: Frankfort
Largest City: Louisville
Population: 4,449,337
Established: Jun 1, 1792
Total Area: 40,408 mi2 104,656 m2
Kentucky is the 26th most populous state. Kentucky famous for horse racing.
18. Louisiana
Capital: Baton Rouge
Largest City: New Orleans
Population: 4,694,372
Established: Apr 30, 1812
Total Area: 52,378 mi2 135,659 m2
Louisiana 25th most populous and the 31st in size of the 50 United States. Louisiana hasn’t got official language. Its motto is Union, Justice, Confidence.
19. Maine
Capital: Augusta
Largest City: Portland
Population: 1,333,505
Established: Mar 15, 1820
Total Area: 35,380 mi2 91,633 m2
Maine is the 42nd most populous state.
20. Maryland
Capital: Annapolis
Largest City: Baltimore
Population: 6,037,911
Established: Apr 28, 1788
Total Area: 12,406 mi2 32,131 m2
Maryland is the 9th and most densely populated state.
21. Massachusetts
Capital: Boston
Largest City: Boston
Population: 6,839,318
Established: Feb 6, 1788
Total Area: 10,554 mi2 27,336 m2
Massachusetts is known from very successful universities like Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Massachusetts is leader in biotechnology, engineering, higher education, finance. Basketball and Volleyball were invented in this beautiful state. Massachusetts has very successful NBA team Boston Celtics.
22. Michigan
Capital: Lansing
Largest City: Detroit
Population: 9,938,885
Established: Jan 26, 1837
Total Area: 96,714 mi2 250,487 m2
Michigan’s name “mishigamaa” meaning is large lake. Michigan is the 10th most populous and 11th most extensive area of the 50 United States. Most populous city Detroit is center of automotive industry.
23. Minnesota
Capital: St. Paul
Largest City: Minneapolis
Population: 5,557,469
Established: May 11, 1858
Total Area: 86,936 mi2 225,163 m2
Minnesota has large of lakes. It is known as land of lakes. Minnesota is the 12th largest in area and the 22nd most populous state.
24. Mississippi
Capital: Jackson
Largest City: Jackson
Population: 2,988,062
Established: Dec 10, 1817
Total Area: 48,432 mi2 125,438 m2
Mississippi has the highest percentage of African Americans (%37). Mississippi is the 34th most populous state.
25. Missouri
Capital: Jefferson City
Largest City: Kansas City
Population: 6,109,796
Established: Aug 10, 1821
Total Area: 69,707 mi2 180,540 m2
Missouri is the 18th most populous U.S state. Missouri have some of big companies as Cerner, Express Scripts, Monsanto, Emerson Electric, Edward Jones, H&R Block, Wells Fargo.
26. Montana
Capital: Helena
Largest City: Billings
Population: 1,052,967
Established: Nov 8, 1889
Total Area: 147,040 mi2 380,831 m2
Montana is the 4th largest in area, the 8th least populous state.
27. Nebraska
Capital: Lincoln
Largest City: Omaha
Population: 1,920,467
Established: Mar 1, 1867
Total Area: 77,348 mi2 200,330 m2
Nebraska’s motto is “Equality before the law”. Nebraska is the 37th most populous state.
28. Nevada
Capital: Carson City
Largest City: Las Vegas
Population: 2,996,358
Established: Oct 31, 1864
Total Area: 110,572 mi2 286,380 m2
Nevada is the 34th most populous, the 7th most extensive of the 50 United States. Nevadais known as “Battle Born State“.
29. New Hampshire
Capital: Concord
Largest City: Manchester
Population: 1,339,479
Established: Jun 21, 1788
Total Area: 9,349 mi2 24,214 m2
New Hampshire is the 5th smallest by land area and the 10th least populous state. New Hampshire is known from author Dan Brown, actor Adam Sandler, inventor Dean Kamen, comedians Sarah Silverman and Seth Meyers.
30. New Jersey
Capital: Trenton
Largest City: Newark
Population: 8,953,517
Established: Dec 18, 1787
Total Area: 8,723 mi2 22,591 m2
New Jersey is the most densely populated and the 11th-most populous state. New Jersey is the forth smallest state by area. New Jersey is the neighbor of New York.
31. New Mexico
Capital: Santa Fe
Largest City: Albuquerque
Population: 2,081,702
Established: Jan 6, 1912
Total Area: 121,590 mi2 314,917 m2
New Mexico is the fifth largest and the 36th most populous state. AMC hit series “Breaking Bad” was filmed in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
32. New York
Capital: Albany
Largest City: New York City
Population: 19,743,395
Established: Jul 26, 1788
Total Area: 54,555 mi2 141,297 m2
New York is the fourth most populous state. It is also called New York State. Everyone heard New York once in his life. Times Square, Central Park and Grand Central Terminalare most-visited tourist attractions.
33. North Carolina
Capital: Raleigh
Largest City: Charlotte
Population: 10,258,390
Established: Nov 21, 1789
Total Area: 53,819 mi2 139,391 m2
North Carolina is the 9th most populous state.
34. North Dakota
Largest City: Fargo
Population: 759,069
Established: Nov 2, 1889
Total Area: 70,698 mi2 183,108 m2
North Dakota is the 9th largest in area and fourth smallest by population of the 50 states. North Dakota’s larges city Fargo is well-known from a movie is called “Fargo”.
35. Ohio
Capital: Columbus
Largest City: Columbus
Population: 11,623,656
Established: Mar 1, 1803
Total Area: 44,826 mi2 116,098 m2
Ohio is known as “Buckeye State”. Ohio is the 7th most populous state.
36. Oklahoma
Capital: Oklahoma City
Largest City: Oklahoma City
Population: 3,930,864
Established: Nov 16, 1907
Total Area: 69,899 mi2 181,037 m2
Oklahoma is major natural gas oil producer. Oklahoma is the 28th most populous state.
37. Oregon
Capital: Salem
Largest City: Portland
Population: 4,162,296
Established: Feb 14, 1859
Total Area: 98,379 mi2 254,799 m2
38. Pennsylvania
Largest City: Philadelphia
Population: 12,776,550
Established: Dec 12, 1787
Total Area: 46,054 mi2 119,280 m2
Pennsylvania is the 5th-most populous, and the 9th-most densely populated state.
39. Rhode Island
Largest City: Providence
Population: 1,057,245
Established: May 29, 1790
Total Area: 1,545 mi2 4,001m2
Here is the smallest state in area is Rhode Island. Rhode Island is the eighth least populous, and the second most densely populated state. Its motto is “Hope”.
40. South Carolina
Largest City: Charleston
Population: 5,027,404
Established: May 23, 1788
Total Area: 32,020 mi2 82,933 m2
South Carolina is the 23rd most populous state. South Carolina known for its beautiful nature, African and European cultures.
41. South Dakota
Largest City: Sioux Falls
Population: 872,989
Established: Nov 2, 1889
Total Area: 77,116 mi2 199,729 m2
South Dakota is the fifth least populous state.
42. Tennessee
Largest City: Nashville
Population: 6,707,332
Established: Jun 1, 1796
Total Area: 42,144 mi2 109,153 m2
Tennessee is the 16th most populous state. This state established to house the Manhattan Project’s helping to build world first Atomic Bombs.
43. Texas
Largest City: Houston
Population: 28,295,553
Established: Dec 29, 1845
Total Area: 268,596 mi2 695,662 m2
Texas is the second most populous state. Texas is leading industries agriculture, petrochemicals, energy, computers and electronics, aerospace, and biomedical sciences. Texas is owner of high tech companies such as Dell, Inc., Texas Instruments, Perot Systems, Rackspace and AT&T.
44. Utah
Largest City: Salt Lake City
Population: 3,111,802
Established: Jan 4, 1896
Total Area: 84,897 mi2 219,882 m2
Utah is the 13th largest and 31st most populous state.
45. Vermont
Largest City: Burlington
Population: 623,100
Established: Mar 4, 1791
Total Area: 9,616 mi2 24,906 m2
Vermont is the second smallest state by population and six smallest state by area.
46. Virginia
Largest City: Virginia Beach
Population: 8,456,029
Established: Jun 25, 1788
Total Area: 42,775 mi2 110,787 m2
Virginia is the 12th most populous state. Virginia is called by Mother of President because eight of U.S presidents were born there.
47. Washington
Largest City: Seattle
Population: 7,415,710
Established: Nov 11, 1889
Total Area: 71,298 mi2 184,661 m2
Washington named after the First President of the United States George Washington. Washington is the 13th mos populous state.
48. West Virginia
Largest City: Charleston
Population: 1,821,151
Established: Jun 20, 1863
Total Area: 24,230 mi2 62,756 m2
West Virginia is the 38th most populous state and the 10th smallest state by area.
49. Wisconsin
Capital: Madison
Largest City: Milwaukee
Population: 5,789,525
Established: May 29, 1848
Total Area: 65,496 mi2 184,661 m2
Wisconsin is the 20th most populous state and 10th largest state by area.
50. Wyoming
Largest City: Cheyenne
Population: 584,447
Established: Jul 10, 1890
Total Area: 97,813 mi2 253,335 m2
Wyoming is the least populous and the second least densely populated state.
States and Capital Name of USA:-
- Alabama - Montgomery
- Alaska - Juneau
- Arizona - Phoenix
- Arkansas - Little Rock
- California - Sacramento
- Colorado - Denver
- Connecticut - Hartford
- Delaware - Dover
- Florida - Tallahassee
- Georgia - Atlanta
- Hawaii - Honolulu
- Idaho - Boise
- Illinois - Springfield
- Indiana - Indianapolis
- Iowa - Des Moines
- Kansas - Topeka
- Kentucky - Frankfort
- Louisiana - Baton Rouge
- Maine - Augusta
- Maryland - Annapolis
- Massachusetts - Boston
- Michigan - Lansing
- Minnesota - St. Paul
- Mississippi - Jackson
- Missouri - Jefferson City
- Montana - Helena
- Nebraska - Lincoln
- Nevada - Carson City
- New Hampshire - Concord
- New Jersey - Trenton
- New Mexico - Santa Fe
- New York - Albany
- North Carolina - Raleigh
- North Dakota - Bismarck
- Ohio - Columbus
- Oklahoma - Oklahoma City
- Oregon - Salem
- Pennsylvania - Harrisburg
- Rhode Island - Providence
- South Carolina - Columbia
- South Dakota - Pierre
- Tennessee - Nashville
- Texas - Austin
- Utah - Salt Lake City
- Vermont - Montpelier
- Virginia - Richmond
- Washington - Olympia
- West Virginia - Charleston
- Wisconsin - Madison
- Wyoming - Cheyenne
