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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]
The U.S. Constitution was ratified in 1787, and gave the Congress the power to exercise "exclusive legislation" over a district that "may, by Cession of particular States, and the acceptance of Congress, become the Seat of the Government of the United States." [1] The 1st Congress met at Federal Hall in New York. [2]
The following list includes the annual nominal gross domestic product for each of the 50 U.S. states and the national capital of Washington, D.C. and the GDP change and GDP per capita as of 2024. [1] [3] The total for the United States in this table excludes U.S. territories. The raw GDP data below is measured in millions of U.S. Dollars.
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. [6]
The United States has 50 states and 5 territories that each elect a governor to serve as chief executive of the state or territorial government. [1] The sole federal district, the District of Columbia, elects a mayor to oversee its government in a similar manner.
This is a list of U.S. states and territories by economic growth rate.This article includes a list of the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and the 5 inhabited U.S. territories sorted by economic growth — the percentage change in real GDP for the third quarter of 2023 is listed (for the 50 states and District of Columbia), using the most recent data available from the U.S. Bureau of ...
While most states (39 of the 50) use the term "capitol" for their state's seat of government, Indiana and Ohio use the term "Statehouse" and eight states use "State House": Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Vermont. Delaware has a "Legislative Hall".
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