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The term "United States," when used in the geographic sense, refers to the contiguous United States (sometimes referred to as the Lower 48, including the District of Columbia not as a state), Alaska, Hawaii, the five insular territories of Puerto Rico, Northern Mariana Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and minor outlying possessions. [1]
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.
However, the total area of the United States, including Alaska and Hawaii, ranks third or fourth. Brazil is 431,000 square kilometers (166,000 sq mi) larger than the contiguous United States, but smaller than the entire United States including Alaska, Hawaii and overseas territories.
This list ranks the top 150 U.S. cities (incorporated places) by 2024 land area.Total areas including water are also given, but when ranked by total area, a number of coastal cities appear disproportionately larger.
The square kilometre (square kilometer in American spelling; symbol: km 2) is a multiple of the square metre, the SI unit of area or surface area.. 1 km 2 is equal to: . 1,000,000 square metres (m 2)
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. Saint Kitts and Nevis is the smallest country in North America overall, while El Salvador is the smallest country on the mainland.
3.4/km2 264 N/A: N/A: Navoiy Region: ... United States: 55 China: 26 Brazil: 20 Argentina: 19 Kazakhstan: 17 India: 16 Congo-Kinshasa: 15 Mexico and Mongolia: 12 ...
The US Geological Survey defines the geographic center of California about 7.1 miles (11.4 km) driving distance from the United States Forest Service office in the Northern Californian city of North Fork, California. Earth scientists typically divide the state into eleven geomorphic provinces with clearly defined boundaries.