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The United State of America consists of 50 states and a Federal District which
is Washington, D.C, which also serves as the capital of the USA. It has severally been
said and believed by American people that the Flag of USA has 50 stars representing
each state in USA.
Besides the 50 States and Federal district in United State, United States also has
sovereignty over 14 Territories. Five out of these 14 (American Samoa, Guam, the
Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands) have a
permanent, nonmilitary population, while the remaining nine of them (the United
States Minor Outlying Islands) do not.
Apart from Navassa Island, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, which are
situated in the Caribbean, all other territories are situated in the Pacific Ocean.
1. Alabama - Montgomery
2. Alaska - Juneau
3. Arizona - Phoenix
4. Arkansas - Little Rock
5. California - Sacramento
6. Colorado - Denver
7. Connecticut - Hartford
8. Delaware - Dover
9. Florida - Tallahassee
10. Georgia - Atlanta
11. Hawaii - Honolulu
12. Idaho - Boise
13. Illinois - Springfield
14. Indiana - Indianapolis
15. Iowa - Des Moines
16. Kansas - Topeka
17. Kentucky - Frankfort
18. Louisiana - Baton Rouge
19. Maine - Augusta
20. Maryland - Annapolis
21. Massachusetts - Boston
22. Michigan - Lansing
23. Minnesota - St. Paul
24. Mississippi - Jackson
25. Missouri - Jefferson City
26. Montana - Helena
27. Nebraska - Lincoln
28. Nevada - Carson City
29. New Hampshire - Concord
30. New Jersey - Trenton
31. New Mexico - Santa Fe
32. New York - Albany
33. North Carolina - Raleigh
34. North Dakota - Bismarck
35. Ohio - Columbus
36. Oklahoma - Oklahoma City
37. Oregon - Salem
38. Pennsylvania - Harrisburg
39. Rhode Island - Providence
40. South Carolina - Columbia
41. South Dakota - Pierre
42. Tennessee - Nashville
43. Texas - Austin
44. Utah - Salt Lake City
45. Vermont - Montpelier
46. Virginia - Richmond
47. Washington - Olympia
48. West Virginia - Charleston
49. Wisconsin - Madison
50. Wyoming - Cheyenne
Based on the location, 48 neighboring States in United States and Washington
DC are in the Central North between Canada and Mexico. The state of Alaskais in
the Northwestern part of North America (which also bordering Canada) and the
state of Hawaii is in the mid-Pacific. There are other territories which are scattered
about the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea
The USA consists of 50 states and a federal District -- Washington, D.C, which also
serves as the capital of the USA.
The list of the states, in alphabetical order, with their abbreviations and their capitals:
AL Alabama - Montgomery
AK Alaska - Juneau
AZ Arizona - Phoenix
AR Arkansas - Little Rock
CA California - Sacramento
CO Colorado - Denver
CT Connecticut - Hartford
DE Delaware - Dover
FL Florida - Tallahassee
GA Georgia - Atlanta
HI Hawaii - Honolulu
ID Idaho - Boise
IL Illinois - Springfield
IN Indiana - Indianapolis
IA Iowa - Des Moines
KS Kansas - Topeka
KY Kentucky - Frankfort
LA Louisiana - Baton Rouge
ME Maine - Augusta
MD Maryland - Annapolis
MA Massachusetts - Boston
MI Michigan - Lansing
MN Minnesota - Saint Paul
MS Mississippi - Jackson
MO Missouri - Jefferson City
MT Montana - Helena
NE Nebraska - Lincoln
NV Nevada - Carson City
NH New Hampshire - Concord
NJ New Jersey - Trenton
NM New Mexico - Santa Fe
NY New York - Albany
NC North Carolina - Raleigh
ND North Dakota - Bismarck
OH Ohio - Columbus
OK Oklahoma - Oklahoma City
OR Oregon - Salem
PA Pennsylvania - Harrisburg
RI Rhode Island - Providence
SC South Carolina - Columbia
SD South Dakota - Pierre
TN Tennessee - Nashville
TX Texas - Austin
UT Utah - Salt Lake City
VT Vermont - Montpelier
VA Virginia - Richmond
WA Washington - Olympia
WV West Virginia - Charleston
WI Wisconsin - Madison
WY Wyoming - Cheyenne