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  1. Sep 12, 2018 · The youngest state is Hawaii which was founded on August 21, 1959. The largest state by total area is Alaska with 665,384 square miles while the smallest is the state of Rhode Island with a total area of only 1,545 square miles. By population, California is the most populous state with about 39,536,653 people while the least populous state is ...

  2. The United States is made up of a total of 50 states, plus the District of Columbia – or Washington D.C. There are 48 contiguous states, plus Alaska located in the far northwestern part of North America and Hawaii located in the mid-Pacific. The United States also has five major territories and various islands.

  3. Nov 14, 2018 · There are 48 contiguous states and 2 non-contiguous states. The United States consists of 50 states, several minor islands, five major territories, and the federal district of Washington DC, which is also the capital. Forty-eight states and Washington DC are conterminous; Alaska is located in the northwest end of the continent while the state ...

  4. Feb 23, 2023 · The United States is the third largest country in the world, just after Russia and Canada. The entire country has a total area of 3.8 million square miles (9.8 million square kilometers), according to the U.S. Census bureau. But how many states are in the U.S.A.? Since 1959, 50 states have been part of the United States, not 52 as some might think.

  5. Aug 13, 2022 · The United States of America (USA) has 50 states. It is the second largest country in North America after Canada (largest) and followed by Mexico (third largest). The U.S. has 50 states, a federal district, and five territories. Here is a list of the 50 states and their capitals. 50 States And Their Capitals

  6. The contiguous United States (officially the conterminous United States) consists of the 48 adjoining U.S. states and the District of Columbia of the United States of America in central North America. [1] [2] The term excludes the only two non- contiguous states, which are Alaska and Hawaii (they are also the last two states to be admitted to ...

  7. Feb 2, 2024 · Another three states joined before the turn of the nineteenth century, and there were 45 states by 1900. The final states, Alaska and Hawaii, were admitted to the union in 1959, almost 172 years ...