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The geography of Texas is diverse and large. Occupying about 7% of the total water and land area of the U.S., [1] it is the second largest state after Alaska, and is the southernmost part of the Great Plains, which end in the south against the folded Sierra Madre Oriental of Mexico.
This is a complete list of all 50 U.S. states, its federal district (Washington, D.C.) and its major territories ordered by total area, land area and water area. [1] The water area includes inland waters, coastal waters, the Great Lakes and territorial waters. Glaciers and intermittent bodies of water are counted as land area. [2]
Covering 268,596 square miles (695,660 km 2), and with over 31 million residents as of 2024, it is the second-largest state by both area and population. Texas is nicknamed the Lone Star State for its former status as an independent republic. Spain was the first European country to claim and control Texas.
Below is a list of countries and dependencies in North America by area. [1] The region includes Canada, the Caribbean, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Central America, Greenland, Mexico, and the United States. Canada is the largest country in North America and the Western Hemisphere.
Three interstate highways—I-35 to the west (Dallas–Fort Worth to San Antonio, with Austin in between), I-45 to the east (Dallas to Houston), and I-10 to the south (San Antonio to Houston) define the Texas Urban Triangle region. The region of 60,000 square miles (160,000 km 2) contains most of the state's largest cities and metropolitan ...
Country in South America. North Caucasus Economic Region (non-disputed areas) 405,400 Economic region of Russia, not including Sevastopol and the Republic of Crimea. Old Kingdom: 400,000: The first unified Egyptian empire lasting from 2686–2134 BC. Middle Assyrian period: 400,000
Area [7] (mi 2) Coast/area ratio (ft/mi 2) Coastline ... Texas: 367 mi (591 km) 6 ... 9.15: 268,596: 7.2: 66 North Carolina: 301 mi (484 km) 7: 3,375 mi (5,432 km) 6: ...
The city, which is the ninth-largest in the United States by area, covers 601.7 square miles (1,558 km 2), of which 579.4 square miles (1,501 km 2), or 96.3%, is land and 22.3 square miles (58 km 2), or 3.7%, is water. [1] Houston is located in the Gulf Coastal Plain biome, and its vegetation is classified as temperate grassland.