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The '''[[United States|United States of America]]''' is made up of sixty two states, ten inhabited territories, one federal district, and several uninhabited territories.  
==States==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: center;"
|+ States of the United States of America
|-
!scope="col" colspan=2 rowspan=2|Flag, name and<br>[[List of U.S. state abbreviations|postal abbreviation]]
!scope="col" colspan=2|Cities
!scope="col" rowspan=2|Ratification or<br />admission
!scope="col" rowspan=2|Population<br /><small>(2020 Census)</small>
!scope="col" colspan=2|Total area
!scope="col" colspan=2|Land area
!scope="col" colspan=2|Water area
!scope="col" rowspan=2|[[List of United States congressional districts|Number<br>of Reps.]]
|-
!scope="col"|Capital
!scope="col"|Largest
!scope="col" class="unsortable"|mi<sup>2</sup>
!scope="col"|km<sup>2</sup>
!scope="col" class="unsortable"|mi<sup>2</sup>
!scope="col"|km<sup>2</sup>
!scope="col" class="unsortable"|mi<sup>2</sup>
!scope="col"|km<sup>2</sup>
|-
!scope="row"|{{flag|Absaroka}}
|AB
|colspan=2|[[w:Rapid City, South Dakota|Rapid City]]
|{{dts|August 30, 1886}}
|632,513
|
|
|
|
|
|
|1
|-
!scope="row"|{{flag|Alaska}}
|AK
|colspan=2|[[Andreayano]]
|{{dts|October 14, 1920}}
|1,663,822
|
|
|
|
|
|
|4
|-
!scope="row"|{{flag|Alberta}}
|AL
|[[w:Edmonton|Edmonton]]
|[[w:Calgary|Calgary]]
|{{dts|September 1, 1905}}
|4,207,029
|
|
|
|
|
|
|9
|-
!scope="row"|{{flag|Arcansas}}
|AR
|colspan=2|[[w:Little Rock, Arkansas|Petite Roche]]
|{{dts|September 8, 1863}}
|3,013,756
|53,179
|137,732
|52,035
|134,771
|1,143
|2,961
|7
|-
!scope="row"|{{flag|Assiniboia}}
|AS
|colspan=2|[[W:Regina|Regina]]
|{{dts|September 1, 1905}}
|
|89,340
|231,389
|
|
|
|
|4
|-
!scope="row"|{{flag|The Bahamas}}
|BH
|colspan=2|[[w:Nassau, Bahamas|Nassau]]
|{{dts|November 20, 1886}}
|795,637
|5,358
|13,878
|
|
|
|
|2
|-
!scope="row"|{{flag|Bermuda}}
|BM
|colspan=2|[[w:Hamilton, Bermuda|Hamilton]]
|{{dts|January 17, 1953}}
|91,176
|20.5
|53.2
|
|
|
|
|1
|-
!scope="row"|{{flag|Cambria}}
|CB
|colspan=2|[[Kensington, Cambria|Kensington]]
|{{dts|July 18, 1899}}
|576,180
|
|
|
|
|
|
|1
|-
!scope="row"|{{flag|Cayman Islands}}
|CY
|colspan=2|[[w:George Town, Cayman Islands|George Town]]
|{{dts|November 19, 2020}}
|90,722
|102
|264
|100.3
|259.8
|1.63
|4.22
|1
|-
!scope="row"|{{flag|Charlotiana}}
|CH
|[[w:Springfield, Illinois|Springfield]]
|[[w:Chicago|Chicago]]
|{{dts|April 19, 1827}}
|13,574,949
|
|
|
|
|
|
|30
|-
!scope="row"|{{flag|Cimarron}}
|CM
|colspan=2|[[w:Oklahoma City|Wesfair]]
|{{dts|September 19, 1902}}
|3,675,334
|
|
|
|
|
|
|8
|-
!scope="row"|{{flag|Connecticut}}
|CT
|[[w:Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford]]
|[[w:Bridgeport, Connecticut|Bridgeport]]
|{{dts|March 1, 1779}}
|3,605,944
|5,567
|14,357 
|4,849 
|12,559 
|698 
|1,809 
|8
|-
!scope="row"|{{flag|Delaware}}
|DE
|[[w:Dover, Delaware|Dover]]
|[[w:Wilmington, Delware|Wilmington]]
|{{dts|March 1, 1779}}
|990,837
|1,982
|5,130 
|
|
|
|
|2
|-
!scope="row"|{{flag|East Florida}}
|EF
|[[w:Saint Augustine, Florida|St. Augustine]]
|[[w:Jacksonville, Florida|Laudonnièreville]]
|{{dts|April 4, 1868}}
|11,580,027
|
|
|
|
|
|
|26
|-
!scope="row"|{{flagcountry|Georgia (U.S. state)}}
|GA
|[[w:Savannah, Georgia|Savannah]]
|[[w:Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]]
|{{dts|March 1, 1779}}
|7,547,927
|
|
|
|
|
|
|17
|-
!scope="row"|{{flag|Hawaii}}
|HI
|colspan=2|[[w:Honolulu, Hawaii|Honolulu]]
|{{dts|August 21, 1959}}
|1,455,271
|
|
|
|
|
|
|3
|-
!scope="row"|{{flag|Huron}}
|HU
|[[w:Lansing, Michigan|Lansing]]
|[[w:Detroit|Detroit]]
|{{dts|April 19, 1827}}
|11,591,832
|
|
|
|
|
|
|26
|-
!scope="row"|{{flag|Kansas}}
|KS
|[[w:Topeka, Kansas|Topeka]]
|[[w:Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]]
|{{dts|February 13, 1884}}
|2,859,201
|
|
|
|
|
|
|6
|-
!scope="row"|{{flag|Leeward Islands}}
|LI
|colspan=2|[[w:St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda|St. Johns]]
|{{dts|October 19, 1971}}
|547,209
|
|
|
|
|
|
|1
|-
!scope="row"|{{flag|Louisiana}}
|LA
|[[w:Alexandria, Lousiana|Alexandria]]
|[[w:Shreveport, Louisiana|Shreveport]]
|{{dts|May 6, 1863}}
|3,482,741
|
|
|
|
|
|
|8
|-
!scope="row"|{{flag|Lower Canada}}
|LC
|[[w:Quebec City|Quebec]]
|[[w:Montreal|Montreal]]
|{{dts|May 7, 1800}}
|8,513,684
|
|
|
|
|
|
|19
|-
!scope="row"|{{flag|Manitoba}}
|MB
|colspan=2|[[w:Winnipeg|Winnipeg]]
|{{dts|July 15, 1870}}
|1,292,377
|
|
|
|
|
|
|3
|-
!scope="row"|{{flag|Maquoketa}}
|MQ
|colspan=2|[[w:Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]]
|{{dts|December 27, 1846}}
|3,335,321
|
|
|
|
|
|
|7
|-
!scope="row"|{{flag|Maryland}}
|MD
|[[w:Annapolis, Maryland|Annapolis]]
|[[w:Baltimore, Maryland|Baltimore]]
|{{dts|March 1, 1779}}
|6,185,278
|12,407
|32,133 
|9,776
|25,314 
|2,633 
|6,819 
|14
|-
!scope="row"|{{flag|Mascoutenia}}
|MS
|[[w:Madison, Wisconsin|Madison]]
|[[w:Milwaukee|Milwaukee]]
|{{dts|April 19, 1827}}
|6,195,913
|
|
|
|
|
|
|14
|-
!scope="row"|{{flag|Massachusetts Bay}}
|MA
|colspan=2|[[w:Boston|Boston]]
|{{dts|March 1, 1779}}
|7,001,399
|10,565
|27,363
|7,800
|20,202
|2,715
|7,032
|16
|-
!scope="row"|{{flag|Minnesota}}
|MN
|[[w:Saint Paul, Minnesota|Saint Paul]]
|[[w:Minneapolis|Minneapolis]]
|{{dts|May 11, 1858}}
|5,211,981
|
|
|
|
|
|
|12
|-
!scope="row"|{{flag|Missouri}}
|MO
|[[w:Jefferson, Missouri|Jefferson]]
|[[w:Saint Louis, Missouri|Saint Louis]]
|{{dts|August 10, 1824}}
|6,160,281
|
|
|
|
|
|
|14
|-
!scope="row"|{{flag|Missisagania}}
|MI
|colspan=2|[[w:Fargo, North Dakota|Fargo]]
|{{dts|January 19, 1867}}
|1,458,552
|
|
|
|
|
|
|3
|-
!scope="row"|{{flag|Montana}}
|MT
|[[w:Helena, Montana|Helena]]
|[[w:Great Falls, Montana|Great Falls]]
|{{dts|August 30, 1886}}
|899,473
|
|
|
|
|
|
|2
|-
!scope="row"|{{flag|New Albion}}
|NA
|colspan=2|[[w:Denver, Colorado|Denver]]
|{{dts|August 30, 1886}}
|5,292,079
|
|
|
|
|
|
|12
|-
!scope="row"|{{flag|New Berkshire}}
|NB
|colspan=2|[[w:Knoxville, Tennessee|Prestonfield]]
|{{dts|September 3, 1788}}
|1,815,729
|
|
|
|
|
|
|4
|-
!scope="row"|{{flag|New Hampshire}}
|NH
|[[w:Concord, New Hampshire|Concord]]
|[[w:Manchester, New Hampshire|Manchester]]
|{{dts|March 1, 1779}}
|1,377,529
|9,349
|24,214
|
|
|
|
|3
|-
!scope="row"|{{flag|New Jersey}}
|NJ
|[[w:Trenton, New Jersey|Trenton]]
|[[w:Newark, New Jersey|Newark]]
|{{dts|March 1, 1779}}
|9,294,493
|8,722.58
|22,591.38
|7,354.22
|19,047.34
|1,368.36
|3,544.04
|21
|-
!scope="row"|{{flag|New York}}
|NY
|[[w:Albany, New York|Albany]]
|[[w:New York City|New York City]]
|{{dts|March 1, 1779}}
|20,215,751
|54,556
|141,300
|
|
|
|
|45
|-
!scope="row"|{{flag|Newcumberland}}
|NW
|[[w:Frankfort, Kentucky|New Cheltenham]]
|[[w:Louisville, Kentucky|Annesborough]]
|{{dts|June 8, 1796}}
|4,509,342
|
|
|
|
|
|
|10
|-
!scope="row"|{{flag|North Carolina}}
|NC
|[[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]]
|[[w:Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]]
|{{dts|March 1, 1779}}
|10,453,948
|53,819
|139,391
|48,618
|125,920
|5,201
|13,471
|23
|-
!scope="row"|{{flag|Ohio}}
|OH
|colspan=2|[[w:Columbus, Ohio|Columbus]]
|{{dts|February 9, 1813}}
|11,304,682
|
|
|
|
|
|
|25
|-
!scope="row"|{{flag|Pennsylvania}}
|PA
|[[w:Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|Harrisburg]]
|[[w:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]]
|{{dts|March 1, 1779}}
|13,011,844
|46,055
|119,283
|44,816.61
|116,074
|1,239
|3,208
|29
|-
!scope="row"|{{flag|Plantaginea}}
|PG
|[[w:Fort Myers, Florida|New Trieste]]
|[[w:Miami, Florida|Miami]]
|{{dts|December 15, 1894}}
|8,255,742
|
|
|
|
|
|
|18
|-
!scope="row"|{{flag|Platte}}
|PL
|colspan=2|[[w:Omaha|Omaha]]
|{{dts|August 30, 1886}}
|1,783,139
|
|
|
|
|
|
|4
|-
!scope="row"|{{flag|Puerto Rico}}
|PR
|colspan=2|[[w:San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]]
|{{dts|October 19, 1965}}
|3,285,874
|3,515
|9,104
|
|
|
|
|7
|-
!scope="row"|{{flag|Rhode Island}}
|RI
|colspan=2|[[w:Providence, Rhode Island|Providence]]
|{{dts|November 11, 1814}}
|1,098,163
|1,214
|3,144 
|1,045 
|2,707 
|169 
|438 
|2
|-
!scope="row"|{{flag|Saskatchewan}}
|SK
|colspan=2|[[w:Saskatoon|Saskatoon]]
|{{dts|September 1, 1905}}
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|2
|-
!scope="row"|{{flag|South Carolina}}
|SC
|[[w:Columbia, South Carolina|Columbie]]
|[[w:Charleston, South Carolina|Charleston]]
|{{dts|March 1, 1779}}
|5,124,712
|32,020
|82,933
|30,061
|77,857
|1,960
|5,076
|11
|-
!scope="row"|{{flag|Tennessee}}
|TN
|colspan=2|[[w:Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]]
|{{dts|June 1, 1796}}
|4,891,075
|
|
|
|
|
|
|11
|-
!scope="row"|{{flag|Texas}}
|TX
|[[w:Austin, Texas|Austin]]
|[[w:Houston, Texas|Houston]]
|{{dts|July 4, 1931}}
|30,908,020
|
|
|
|
|
|
|69
|-
!scope="row"|{{flag|Trinidad and Tobago}}
|TT
|colspan=2|[[w:Port of Spain|Port of Spain]]
|{{dts|July 4, 1968}}
|1,396,725
|1,981
|5,131
|
|
|
|
|3
|-
!scope="row"|{{flag|Upper Canada}}
|UC
|colspan=2|[[w:Toronto|Toronto]]
|{{dts|May 7, 1800}}
|14,603,493
|
|
|
|
|
|
|33
|-
!scope="row"|{{flag|Vermont}}
|VT
|[[w:Montpelier, Vermont|Montpelier]]
|[[w:Burlington, Vermont|Burlington]]
|{{dts|March 4, 1789}}
|643,503
|9,616
|24,923
|9,250 
|23,957.39
|382 
|989
|1
|-
!scope="row"|{{flag|Virginia}}
|VA
|[[w:Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]]
|[[w:Virginia Beach, Virginia|Virginia Beach]]
|{{dts|March 1, 1779}}
|10,449,587
|67,005
|173,543
|63,528
|164,538
|3,477
|9,005
|23
|-
!scope="row"|{{flag|Wauwautania}}
|WB
|colspan=2|[[w:Indianapolis|Lenapolis]]
|{{dts|February 9, 1813}}
|4,533,185
|
|
|
|
|
|
|10
|-
!scope="row"|{{flag|West Florida}}
|WF
|colspan=2|[[w:Mobile, Alabama|Mobile]]
|{{dts|August 15, 1811}}
|5,825,206
|
|
|
|
|
|
|13
|-
!scope="row"|{{flag|Windward Islands}}
|WI
|[[w:St. George's, Grenada|St. George's]]
|[[w:Bridgetown, Barbados|Bridgetown]]
|{{dts|March 9, 1970}}
|804,465
|812.6 
|2,104.5 
|
|
|
|
|2
|-
!scope="row"|{{flag|Yazoo}}
|YZ
|colspan=2|[[Bayonne la Vella]]
|{{dts|December 12, 1819}}
|7,592,989
|
|
|
|
|
|
|17
|-
|}

==Federal District==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"
|+The one Federal District of the [[United States]]
|-
!Common name
!Official title
!Code
!class="unsortable" | Flag
!Date of Creation
!Total area
!Population
!GDP<br/>([[Carolinian Dollar|$]])
!District capital
!Most populous city
!Preceding entity
|-
|[[Victoria Capital District]]
|[[Victoria Capital District]]
|align=center|VCD
|align=center|[[File:Flag of the District of Columbia.svg|border|54px]]
|{{dts|1925|7|04}}
|align=right|{{convert|177|km2|0|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=flip}}
|align=right|702,445
|align=right|TBD
|[[Georgetown]]
|[[Georgetown]]
|[[Dominion of Maryland]]
|}

==Territories==
===Inhabited territories===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Inhabited territories of the United States
|-
!scope="col" colspan=2 rowspan=2|Name and<br>[[List of U.S. state abbreviations|postal abbreviation]]
!scope="col" rowspan=2|[[w:Capital city|Capital]]
!scope="col" rowspan=2|[[w:Cession|Acquired]]
!scope="col" rowspan=2|Territorial status
!scope="col" rowspan=2|Population
!scope="col" colspan=2|Total area
!scope="col" colspan=2|Land area
!scope="col" colspan=2|Water area
!scope="col" rowspan=2|[[United States House of Representatives|Number<br>of Reps.]]
|-
!scope="col"|mi<sup>2</sup>
!scope="col"|km<sup>2</sup>
!scope="col"|mi<sup>2</sup>
!scope="col"|km<sup>2</sup>
!scope="col"|mi<sup>2</sup>
!scope="col"|km<sup>2</sup>
|-
!scope="row"|{{flag|American Samoa}}
|AS
|[[w:Pago Pago|Pago Pago]]
|1900
|[[w:Unincorporated territories of the United States|Unincorporated]], [[w:Unorganized territory|unorganized]]
|46,366
|581.05
|1504.91
|76.46
|198.03
|504.60
|1306.90
|1
|-
!scope="row"|{{flag|Athabasca}}
|AH
|[[w:Fort McMurrary, Alberta|Fort McMurray]]
|1870
|[[w:Incorporated territories of the United States|Incorporated]], [[w:Organized territory|organized]]
|301,360
|
|
|
|
|
|
|1
|-
!scope="row"|{{flag|Arctic Islands}}
|AI
|[[w:Iqualit|Iqualit]]
|1870
|[[w:Incorporated territories of the United States|Incorporated]], [[w:Organized territory|organized]]
|14,390
|
|
|
|
|
|
|1
|-
!scope="row"|{{flag|Guam}}
|GU
|[[w:Hagåtña, Guam|Hagåtña]]
|1899
|[[w:Incorporated territories of the United States|Incorporated]], [[w:Organized territory|organized]]
|168,801
|
|
|
|
|
|
|1
|-
!scope="row"|{{flag|Keewatin}}
|KE
|[[w:Thompson, Manitoba|Thompson]]
|1870
|[[w:Incorporated territories of the United States|Incorporated]], [[w:Organized territory|organized]]
|113,575
|
|
|
|
|
|
|1
|-
!scope="row"|{{flag|Mackenzie}}
|MK
|[[w:Yellowknife|Yellowknife]]
|1870
|[[w:Incorporated territories of the United States|Incorporated]], [[w:Organized territory|organized]]
|45,136
|
|
|
|
|
|
|1
|-
!scope="row"|{{flag|Northern Mariana Islands}}
|NM
|[[w:Saipan|Saipan]]
|1986
|[[w:Incorporated territories of the United States|Incorporated]], [[w:Organized territory|organized]]
|51,659
|
|
|
|
|
|
|1
|-
!scope="row"|{{flag|Turks and Caicos}}
|TC
|[[w:Cockburn Town|Cockburn Town]]
|1887
|[[w:Incorporated territories of the United States|Incorporated]], [[w:Organized territory|organized]]
|52,953
|238.0 
|616.3
|238.0 
|616.3
|0
|0
|1
|-
!scope="row"|{{flag|Ungava}}
|UG
|[[w:Chibougamau|Chibougamau]]
|1870
|[[w:Incorporated territories of the United States|Incorporated]], [[w:Organized territory|organized]]
|241,401
|
|
|
|
|
|
|1
|-
!scope="row"|{{flag|Yukon}}
|YK
|[[w:Whitehouse, Yukon|Whitehorse]]
|1870
|[[w:Incorporated territories of the United States|Incorporated]], [[w:Organized territory|organized]]
|42,192
|186,272
|482,443
|183,163
|474,391
|3,109
|8,052
|1
|-
|}

===Uninhabited territories===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:50%;"
|+The nine uninhabited territories of the [[United States]]
|-
!Name
!Aquisition
!Total area
|-
|[[w:Baker Island|Baker Island]]
|{{dts|1925|7|04}}
|align=right|{{convert|2.2|km2|0|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=flip}}
|-
|[[w:Howland Island|Howland Island]]
|{{dts|1925|7|04}}
|align=right|{{convert|1.6|km2|0|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=flip}}
|-
|[[w:Jarvis Island|Jarvis Island]]
|{{dts|1925|7|04}}
|align=right|{{convert|5.7|km2|0|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=flip}}
|-
|[[w:Johnston Atoll|Johnston Atoll]]
|{{dts|1925|7|04}}
|align=right|{{convert|2.6|km2|0|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=flip}}
|-
|[[w:Kingman Reef|Kingman Reef]]
|{{dts|1925|7|04}}
|align=right|{{convert|0.01|km2|0|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=flip}}
|-
|[[w:Midway Atoll|Midway Atoll]]
|{{dts|1925|7|04}}
|align=right|{{convert|7.8|km2|0|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=flip}}
|-
|[[w:Navassa Island|Navassa Island]]
|{{dts|1925|7|04}}
|align=right|{{convert|7.8|km2|0|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=flip}}
|-
|[[w:Palmyra Atoll|Palmyra Atoll]]
|{{dts|1925|7|04}}
|align=right|{{convert|3.9|km2|0|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=flip}}
|-
|[[w:Wake Island|Wake Island]]
|{{dts|1925|7|04}}
|align=right|{{convert|6.5|km2|0|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=flip}}
|-
|}

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