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Alaska is more than twice the size of the second-largest U.S. state (Texas), and it is larger than the next three largest states (Texas, California, and Montana) combined. Alaska is the seventh largest subnational division in the world. If it was an independent nation, it would be the 18th largest country in the world; almost the same size as Iran.
The second largest state, Texas, has only 40% of the total area of the largest state, Alaska. Rhode Island is the smallest state by total area and land area. San Bernardino County is the largest county in the contiguous U.S. and is larger than each of the nine smallest states; it is larger than the four smallest states combined.
Alaska is the largest state in the United States in terms of land area at 570,380 square miles (1,477,300 km 2), over twice (roughly 2.47 times) as large as Texas, the next largest state, and is the seventh largest country subdivision in the world, and the third largest in North America, about 20.4% smaller than Denmark's autonomous country of ...
The population density of the United States is lower than that of many other countries because of the United States' large land area. There are large, sparsely populated areas in parts of the US, like the east-to-west stretch extending from the outskirts of Seattle all the way to Minneapolis , or the north-to-south portion from northern Montana ...
With an area of 323,440 sq mi (837,700 km 2), it would easily top the list, outranking every state in the country (except Alaska). The rankings in the below list reflect the rank each borough or census area would have if included with all counties and county-equivalent areas in the United States (up to #11).
Total areas including water are also given, but when ranked by total area, a number of coastal cities appear disproportionately larger. San Francisco is an extreme example: water makes up nearly 80% of its total area of 232 square miles (601 km 2).
The giant king presides over the store from his rooftop perch where he has been since 1965. The Muffler King has a bright yellow crown and cradles a larger-than-life muffler in his outstretched hands.
Oklahoma–Texas: 139 sq mi 360 km 2: man-made 42 Yellowstone Lake: Wyoming: 136 sq mi 352 km 2: natural 43 Falcon Lake: Tamaulipas–Texas: 131 sq mi 339 km 2: man-made 44 Lake Livingston: Texas: 130 sq mi 337 km 2: man-made 45 Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake: Washington: 128 sq mi 332 km 2: man-made 46 Lake Clark: Alaska: 120 sq mi 311 km 2 ...