Alaska, hawaii, and the territories are shown at different scales The aleutian islands and the uninhabited northwestern hawaiian islands are omitted from the map. The united states of america is a federal republic [1] consisting of 50 states, a federal district (washington, d.c., the capital city of the united states), five major territories, and various minor islands [2][3] both the states and the united states as a whole are each sovereign jurisdictions [4] the tenth amendment to the united states constitution allows states to exercise all powers of. In the united states, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50
Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its sovereignty with the federal government. States the following table is a list of all 50 states and their respective dates of statehood The first 13 became states in july 1776 upon agreeing to the united states declaration of independence, and each joined the first union of states between 1777 and 1781, upon ratifying the articles of confederation, its first constitution. State, district, and territorial insigniathe following table displays the official flag, seal, and coat of arms of the 50 states, of the federal district, the 5 inhabited territories, and the federal government of the united states of america. Map showing the flags of the 50 states of the united states, its five territories, and the capital district, washington, d.c The flags of the u.s
State flags date from the turn of the 20th century. This is a list of the 50 states, the 5 territories, and the district of columbia of the united states of america by population density, population size, and land area It also includes a sortable table of density by states, territories, divisions, and regions by population rank and land area, and a sortable table for density by states, divisions, regions, and territories in square miles and. List of counties by u.s [1][2] united states of america (50 states and dc) showing states divided into counties, or parishes in louisiana, or boroughs and.
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