2007-02-18 08:44:21 · 23 answers · asked by Twinkie Qween 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
Brenda N above me is right, 50 states 48 contiguous states. Tk_Pinna even went so far as to name them. That won't do any good as they probably don't know the states by name anyway. There is only one way to prove it. Look at the American flag. Each star represents a state, and there are 50 of them. Count them. There are also 13 stripes on the flag, they represent th 13 original colonies. " SEE BELOW "
2007-02-18 12:24:26 · answer #1 · answered by 6.1fishbob 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
There are exactly 50 states in the United States. 48 of them are contiguus, with another one on the same continent, and the last one in the Pacific Ocean.
northernmost: Alaska
northernmost contiguus: Minnesota (not Maine)
southenmost: Hawaii
southernmost contiguus: Texas
westernmost: Hawaii
westernmost contiguus: Washington
easternmost: Maine
easternmost contiguus: Maine
biggest: Alaska
biggest contiguus: Texas
smallest: Rhode Island
smallest contiguus: Rhode Island
most populated: California
most densely populated: New Jersey
least populated: Alaska
least populated contiguus: Wyoming
least densely populated: Alaska
least densely populated contiguus: Wyoming
Pacific Ocean touches five states total, three contiguus
Atlantic Ocean touches fourteen states total, counting Connecticut
Mexico touches four states total
Gulf of Mexico touches five states total
Canada touches thirteen states total, counting Ohio and Pennsylvania
Bermuda is off east coast of North Carolina. It is not a U.S. state but belongs to the U.K. Puerto Rico is in the West Indies. It is not a state, but another division of the U.S. Bahamas is very near Florida. This is an independent country. Cayman Islands are also near Florida. These belong to the U.K. Baja California is a large peninsula belonging to Mexico. The Virgin Islands are located in the West Indies. The western portion of the islands belong to the U.S. (but not a state); the eastern portion to the U.K. Washington is the capital city of the U.S. But, it is located in the District of Columbia (not a state), situated between Virginia and Maryland.
Guam, Marshall Islands, Caroline Islands, Mariana Islands, American Samoa, etc. are U.S. island possessions in the Paicific Ocean.
2007-02-18 23:55:03 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
50 states
2007-02-18 22:43:05 · answer #3 · answered by richie 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
50 states
2007-02-18 16:47:35 · answer #4 · answered by leo 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
There are 50 (District of Columbia is not a state)
1.Alabama
2.Alaska
3.Arizona
4.Arkansas
5.California
6.Colorado
7.Connecticut
8.Delaware
9.Florida
10.Georgia
11.Hawaii
12.Idaho
13.Illinois
14.Indiana
15.Iowa
16.Kansas
17.Kentucky
18.Louisiana
19.Maine
20.Maryland
21.Massachusetts
22.Michigan
23.Minnesota
24.Mississippi
25.Missouri
26.Montana
27.Nebraska
28.Nevada
29.New Hampshire
30.New Jersey
31.New Mexico
32.New York
33.North Carolina
34.North Dakota
35.Ohio
36.Oklahoma
37.Oregon
38.Pennsylvania
39.Rhode Island
40.South Carolina
41.South Dakota
42.Tennessee
43.Texas
44.Utah
45.Vermont
46.Virginia
47.Washington
48.West Virginia
49.Wisconsin
50.Wyoming
2007-02-18 16:56:09 · answer #5 · answered by tk_pinna 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
50
2007-02-18 16:47:51 · answer #6 · answered by chunky1990 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
There are 50 U.S. states, plus Puerto Rico which isn't a state per se but IS under the US ordiance.
It should be considered a state, I think, but that's just me.
Hoped this helped!
2007-02-18 21:09:51 · answer #7 · answered by Lauran B. 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i can't believe some people don't know how many states are in the United States. With continental states, we have 48, but counting all (Alaska and Hawaii) we have 50.
2007-02-18 19:41:28 · answer #8 · answered by sciencenerd 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
50 + the state of confusion.
2007-02-18 18:59:34 · answer #9 · answered by Lost. at. Sea. 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
50 states, but 48 contiguous. Alaska and Hawaii are not together with the main land body.
2007-02-18 16:51:14 · answer #10 · answered by Panda 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋