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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.
In 1690 Spanish authorities, concerned that France posed a competitive threat, constructed several missions in East Texas among the Caddo. [50] After Caddo resistance, the Spanish missionaries returned to Mexico. [51] When France began settling Louisiana, in 1716 Spanish authorities responded by founding a new series of missions in East Texas. [52]
Below is a list of European countries and dependencies by area in Europe. [1] As a continent , Europe's total geographical area is about 10 million square kilometres. [ 2 ] Transcontinental countries are ranked according to the size of their European part only, excluding Greece due to the not clearly defined boundaries of its islands between ...
North America. Anglo-America; Northern America. United States. Contiguous United States. Western United States. Southwestern United States; Southern United States. South Central United States; Black Belt; Deep South. Gulf Coast of the United States; Population of Texas: 30,029,572 (2022 U.S. Census [4]) Area of Texas: 268,581 square miles ...
Dymaxion map of the world with the 30 largest countries and territories by area. This is a list of the world's countries and their dependencies, ranked by total area, including land and water. This list includes entries that are not limited to those in the ISO 3166-1 standard, which covers sovereign states and dependent territories.
It’s Texas 60 miles from North Korea: the US military’s largest overseas base Brad Lendon, Mike Valerio, Gawon Bae, Yoonjung Seo and Charlie Miller, CNN September 2, 2024 at 3:39 AM
Country partly in Europe and partly in Asia. East North Central states: 780,541: Division of the United States. Contains the states of Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. Union between Sweden and Norway (United Kingdom of Sweden and Norway) 774,184: A Kingdom in Scandinavia between 1814-1905. Goldfields–Esperance: 771,276
This is one of a series of comprehensive lists of continents, countries, and first level administrative country subdivisions such as states, provinces, and territories, as well as certain political and geographic features of substantial area. [1]