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* New York has both ocean and Great Lakes coastline. This is a list of U.S. states and territories ranked by their coastline length. 30 states have a coastline: 23 with a coastline on the Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean (including the Gulf of Mexico and Gulf of Maine), and/or Pacific Ocean, and 8 with a Great Lakes shoreline.
The coastline paradox states that a coastline does not have a well-defined length. Measurements of the length of a coastline behave like a fractal, being different at different scale intervals (distance between points on the coastline at which measurements are taken). The smaller the scale interval (meaning the more detailed the measurement ...
The mainland coastal states of the Western United States. Northern Mariana Islands: 749,268 289,294 An organized unincorporated Commonwealth of the United States. U.S. Gulf Coast: 707,832 273,295 The mainland coastal states of the Southern United States. Johnston Atoll: 442,635 170,902 A National Wildlife Refuge in the U.S. Minor Outlying Islands.
As of 2015, the Maternal mortality ratio was 46th lowest out of the countries ranked. (See Maternal mortality in the United States.). Among wealthy nations, a study on 2016 data found the United States ranked first for child deaths by automobile accident and firearm, with overall child mortality 57% higher in the U.S. than other high-income countries, although traffic deaths were decreasing.
This is a list of U.S. states and territories by gross domestic product (GDP). This article presents the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia and their nominal GDP at current prices. The data source for the list is the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) in 2024. The BEA defined GDP by state as "the sum of value added from all industries ...
Washington is the best state in the nation, while Louisiana and Alabama are the worst, according to a new analysis by U.S. News & World Report. Map: The United States of America, ranked from best ...
WalletHub ranked Pennsylvania in the top 10 in two categories: quality of life and safety. The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development says the state is home to "over 6,700 ...
List of states and union territories of India by crime rate; Indian states ranking by incidents of human trafficking; Indian states ranking by safety of women; List of Mexican states by homicides; List of federal subjects of Russia by murder rate; List of US states by gun violence; List of US states and territories by intentional homicide rate