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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]
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.
Map of the United States showing the state nicknames as hogs. Lithograph by Mackwitz, St. Louis, 1884. The following is a table of U.S. state, federal district and territory nicknames, including officially adopted nicknames and other traditional nicknames for the 50 U.S. states, the U.S. federal district, as well as five U.S. territories.
Watch this hilarious video of adults trying to label all 50 states on a. It has clearly been awhile since we were last quizzed on where all 50 states were located -- and by awhile we mean probably ...
This is a list of demonyms used to designate the citizens of specific states, federal district, and territories of the United States of America. Official English-language demonyms are established by the United States Government Publishing Office (USGPO); [1] however, many other terms are in common use.
Blank USA, w territories 2.svg (same map but with territories included) Licensing Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License , Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation ; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back ...
From a 200-foot urban tower in Kansas to 7,825-foot Emory Peak in Texas, there's no shortage of stunning views in America. See what's in your state. Awesome Views in All 50 States
Blank map of the United States with state boundaries. Modified from File:Map of USA without state names.svg (Hawaii and Alaska insets more clearly distinguished; slightly cropped, etc.) Date: 21 September 2010: Source: Modified from File:Map of USA without state names.svg, which was modified from Image:Map of USA with state names.svg: Author