USA STATES

AND
TERRITORIES
Miriam Mužná
 USA
The United States of America is
made up of 50 states and 6 other
parts, which are called
territories and Federal District
of Washington, D.C.
 HISTORY
At the time of independence from
Great Britain, the USA consisted of 13
states - the 13 original colonies.
Gradually, more states joined the
union.
 • Each country has its own parliament
• Each state is headed by a governor who is also the
head of the government
• Each state also has its own constitution, judicial
system, police and other institutions
• Each state also delegates two senators to the U.S.
Senate
• Each state has its own flag
 TERRITORIES
Puerto Rico The Northern
Puerto Rico is a commonwealth US Virgin Mariana Islands
annexed to the United States. Puerto The Northern Mariana Islands is a
Ricans are U.S. citizens, but they do
not elect the U.S. President, but they Islands Commonwealth in political union
with the United States. They have
do elect a commissioner to the House The US Virgin Islands is an their own self-government with a
of Representatives. unincorporated territory of the United locally elected governor and
States. It is administered by the legislature.
Department of the Interior's Bureau of
Insular Affairs. The native inhabitants are
US citizens but do not participate in US
presidential elections.
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 DIFFERENCES
The largest US state by size is Alaska The least populous state in the US is
01 04 Wyoming

The smallest US state is Rhode Island

02 05 The richest US state is Alaska

The most populous state is California The poorest state in the US is Mississippi
03 06
 SOURCES • https://chcidoameriky.cz/staty-usa
• https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Administrativn%C3%AD_d%C4%9Blen%C3%AD_Spojen%C3%BDch_st%C3%A1t
%C5%AF_americk%C3%BDch
• https://www.mzv.cz/jnp/cz/encyklopedie_statu/severni_amerika/usa/zakladni_informace_o_teritoriu.html
• https://www.businessinfo.cz/navody/spojene-staty-americke-souhrnna-teritorialni-informace/2
• https://www.americkecentrum.cz/o-usa/staty/
Thank you!