I've seen tons of conflicting info. Some list the land area in square miles as 5,984,685. But many other sources, including the government, list the total size as closer to 3.5 mil square miles. What is the reason for this conflict?
2006-11-09 15:24:29 · 7 answers · asked by patentseven 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
United States 9,629,091(sqkm)or 3,718,695 sq mi Includes only the 50 states and District of Columbia
2006-11-09 15:30:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Country USA:
Area (square kilometres) 9 166 600
Area (square miles) 3 539 244
Population 281.4 million
Population per sq. km 31
Population per sq. mile 80
2006-11-09 16:46:13 · answer #2 · answered by Willeklong 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
total: 9,631,420 sq km (3718710 sq mi)
land: 9,161,923 sq km (3537440 sq mi)
water: 469,497 sq km (181274 sq mi)
NOTE:
Land only includes only the 50 states and District of Columbia
Water includes the territorial offshore limit (12 nautical miles).
2006-11-10 04:53:42 · answer #3 · answered by CanTexan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Land area:3.8 million sq miles (9.8 million sq km)
2006-11-09 21:01:03 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Total Area 9,631,420 km²
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2006-11-09 20:59:07 · answer #5 · answered by catzpaw 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
3.5 mill square miles is just the continental US, Alaska is friggin ginormous.
2006-11-09 15:32:37 · answer #6 · answered by Archangel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
territories like puerto rico
2006-11-09 15:26:09 · answer #7 · answered by Amy 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋