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The United States of America is a federal republic consisting of 50 states, one federal district (Washington, D.C.), and one incorporated territory (Palmyra Atoll).[1] States are the primary subdivisions of the United States, and possess a number of powers and rights under the United States Constitution, such as regulating intrastate commerce, running elections, creating local governments, and ratifying Constitutional amendments. Under the tenth amendment to the Constitution, the states can exercise all powers that are not delegated to the federal government.
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States of the United States |
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State |
Capital |
Largest city |
Statehood |
Population |
Total area in mi2 (km2) |
House seat(s) |
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(2013 est) |
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Alabama |
Montgomery |
Birmingham |
December 14, 1819 |
48,33,722 |
52,420 (135,767) |
7 |
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Alaska |
Juneau |
Anchorage |
January 3, 1959 |
7,35,132 |
665,384 (1,723,337) |
1 |
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Arizona |
Phoenix |
Phoenix |
February 14, 1912 |
66,26,624 |
113,990 (295,233) |
9 |
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Arkansas |
Little Rock |
Little Rock |
June 15, 1836 |
29,59,373 |
53,179 (137,733) |
4 |
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California |
Sacramento |
Los Angeles |
September 9, 1850 |
3,83,32,521 |
163,695 (423,968) |
53 |
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Colorado |
Denver |
Denver |
August 1, 1876 |
52,68,367 |
104,094 (269,602) |
7 |
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Connecticut |
Hartford |
Bridgeport |
January 9, 1788 |
35,96,080 |
5,543 (14,356) |
5 |
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Delaware |
Dover |
Wilmington |
December 7, 1787 |
9,25,749 |
2,489 (6,446) |
1 |
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Florida |
Tallahassee |
Jacksonville |
March 3, 1845 |
1,95,52,860 |
65,758 (170,312) |
27 |
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Georgia |
Atlanta |
Atlanta |
January 2, 1788 |
99,92,167 |
59,425 (153,910) |
14 |
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Hawaii |
Honolulu |
Honolulu |
August 21, 1959 |
14,04,054 |
10,932 (28,314) |
2 |
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Idaho |
Boise |
Boise |
July 3, 1890 |
16,12,136 |
83,569 (216,443) |
2 |
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Illinois |
Springfield |
Chicago |
December 3, 1818 |
1,28,82,135 |
57,914 (149,997) |
18 |
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Indiana |
Indianapolis |
Indianapolis |
December 11, 1816 |
65,70,902 |
36,420 (94,327) |
9 |
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Iowa |
Des Moines |
Des Moines |
December 28, 1846 |
30,90,416 |
56,273 (145,746) |
4 |
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Kansas |
Topeka |
Wichita |
January 29, 1861 |
28,93,957 |
82,278 (213,099) |
4 |
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Kentucky |
Frankfort |
Louisville |
June 1, 1792 |
43,95,295 |
40,408 (104,656) |
6 |
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Louisiana |
Baton Rouge |
New Orleans |
April 30, 1812 |
46,25,470 |
52,378 (135,658) |
6 |
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Maine |
Augusta |
Portland |
March 15, 1820 |
13,28,302 |
35,380 (91,634) |
2 |
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Maryland |
Annapolis |
Baltimore |
April 28, 1788 |
59,28,814 |
12,406 (32,131) |
8 |
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Massachusetts |
Boston |
Boston |
February 6, 1788 |
66,92,824 |
10,554 (27,335) |
9 |
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Michigan |
Lansing |
Detroit |
January 26, 1837 |
98,95,622 |
96,714 (250,488) |
14 |
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Minnesota |
St. Paul |
Minneapolis |
May 11, 1858 |
54,20,380 |
86,936 (225,163) |
8 |
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Mississippi |
Jackson |
Jackson |
December 10, 1817 |
29,91,207 |
48,432 (125,438) |
4 |
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Missouri |
Jefferson City |
Kansas City |
August 10, 1821 |
60,21,988 |
69,707 (180,540) |
8 |
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Montana |
Helena |
Billings |
November 8, 1889 |
10,15,165 |
147,040 (380,832) |
1 |
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Nebraska |
Lincoln |
Omaha |
March 1, 1867 |
18,68,516 |
77,348 (200,330) |
3 |
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Nevada |
Carson City |
Las Vegas |
October 31, 1864 |
27,90,136 |
110,572 (286,380) |
4 |
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New Hampshire |
Concord |
Manchester |
June 21, 1788 |
13,23,459 |
9,349 (24,214) |
2 |
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New Jersey |
Trenton |
Newark |
December 18, 1787 |
88,99,339 |
8,723 (22,592) |
12 |
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New Mexico |
Santa Fe |
Albuquerque |
January 6, 1912 |
20,85,287 |
121,590 (314,917) |
3 |
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New York |
Albany |
New York |
July 26, 1788 |
1,96,51,127 |
54,555 (141,297) |
27 |
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North Carolina |
Raleigh |
Charlotte |
November 21, 1789 |
98,48,060 |
53,819 (139,391) |
13 |
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North Dakota |
Bismarck |
Fargo |
November 2, 1889 |
7,23,393 |
70,698 (183,107) |
1 |
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Ohio |
Columbus |
Columbus |
March 1, 1803 |
1,15,70,808 |
44,826 (116,099) |
16 |
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Oklahoma |
Oklahoma City |
Oklahoma City |
November 16, 1907 |
38,50,568 |
69,899 (181,038) |
5 |
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Oregon |
Salem |
Portland |
February 14, 1859 |
39,30,065 |
98,379 (254,800) |
5 |
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Pennsylvania |
Harrisburg |
Philadelphia |
December 12, 1787 |
1,27,73,801 |
46,054 (119,279) |
18 |
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Rhode Island |
Providence |
Providence |
May 29, 1790 |
10,51,511 |
1,545 (4,002) |
2 |
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South Carolina |
Columbia |
Columbia |
May 23, 1788 |
47,74,839 |
32,020 (82,931) |
7 |
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South Dakota |
Pierre |
Sioux Falls |
November 2, 1889 |
8,44,877 |
77,116 (199,730) |
1 |
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Tennessee |
Nashville |
Memphis |
June 1, 1796 |
64,95,978 |
42,144 (109,152) |
9 |
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Texas |
Austin |
Houston |
December 29, 1845 |
2,64,48,193 |
268,596 (695,660) |
36 |
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Utah |
Salt Lake City |
Salt Lake City |
January 4, 1896 |
29,00,872 |
84,897 (219,882) |
4 |
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Vermont |
Montpelier |
Burlington |
March 4, 1791 |
6,26,630 |
9,616 (24,905) |
1 |
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Virginia |
Richmond |
Virginia Beach |
June 25, 1788 |
82,60,405 |
42,775 (110,787) |
11 |
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Washington |
Olympia |
Seattle |
November 11, 1889 |
69,71,406 |
71,298 (184,661) |
10 |
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West Virginia |
Charleston |
Charleston |
June 20, 1863 |
18,54,304 |
24,230 (62,755) |
3 |
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Wisconsin |
Madison |
Milwaukee |
May 29, 1848 |
57,42,713 |
65,496 (169,634) |
8 |
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Wyoming |
Cheyenne |
Cheyenne |
July 10, 1890 |
5,82,658 |
97,813 (253,335) |
1 |
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Inhabited territories of the United States |
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Territory |
Capital |
Acquired |
Territorial status |
Population (2010) |
Total area in mi2(km2) |
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American Samoa |
Pago Pago |
1900 |
Unincorporated, unorganized |
55,519 |
581 (1,505) |
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Guam |
Hagåtña |
1899 |
Unincorporated, organized |
1,59,358 |
571 (1,479) |
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Northern Mariana Islands |
Saipan |
1986 |
Unincorporated, organized |
53,883 |
1,976 (5,118) |
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Puerto Rico |
San Juan |
1899 |
Unincorporated, organized |
37,25,789 |
5,325 (13,792) |
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U.S. Virgin Islands |
Charlotte Amalie |
1917 |
Unincorporated, organized |
1,06,405 |
733 (1,898) |
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Territories of the United States with no permanent population |
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Territory |
Acquired |
Territorial status |
Land area in mi2 (km2)[M] |
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Baker Island |
1856 |
Unincorporated, unorganized |
0.9 (2.3)[18] |
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Howland Island |
1858 |
Unincorporated, unorganized |
0.6 (1.6)[18] |
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Jarvis Island |
1856 |
Unincorporated, unorganized |
2.2 (5.7)[19] |
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Johnston Atoll |
1859 |
Unincorporated, unorganized |
1 (2.6)[20] |
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Kingman Reef |
1860 |
Unincorporated, unorganized |
0.01 (0.03)[21] |
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Midway Atoll[N] |
1867 |
Unincorporated, unorganized |
3 (7.8)[23] |
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Navassa Island |
1858 |
Unincorporated, unorganized |
3 (7.8)[24] |
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Palmyra Atoll[O] |
1898 |
Incorporated, unorganized |
1.5 (3.9)[25] |
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Wake Island[P] |
1899 |
Unincorporated, unorganized |
2.5 (6.5)[26 |
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Territories claimed but not administered by the United States |
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Territory |
Acquired |
Territorial status |
Population |
Area in mi2 (km2) |
Administered |
Also claimed |
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Bajo Nuevo Bank (Petrel Island) |
1869 |
Unincorporated, unorganized |
0 |
56 (145.0) |
Colombia |
Jamaica |
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(Disputed sovereignty) |
Nicaagua |
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Serranilla Bank |
1880 |
Unincorporated, unorganized |
0 |
463.3 (1,200) |
Colombia |
Honduras |
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(Disputed sovereignty) |
Nicaragua |
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