List of states and territories of the United States

The United States of America is a federal republic consisting of 50 states (four of which use the term commonwealth rather than state in their full, legal state name), a federal district (where the nation's seat of government—Washington, D.C.—is located), five major territories, and various possessions. The 48 contiguous states and Washington, D.C., are in central North America between Canada and Mexico. The state of Alaska is in the northwestern part of North America (also bordering Canada) and the state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific. The territories are scattered about the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.

List of states and territories of the United States

The United States of America is a federal republic consisting of 50 states (four of which use the term commonwealth rather than state in their full, legal state name), a federal district (where the nation's seat of government—Washington, D.C.—is located), five major territories, and various possessions. The 48 contiguous states and Washington, D.C., are in central North America between Canada and Mexico. The state of Alaska is in the northwestern part of North America (also bordering Canada) and the state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific. The territories are scattered about the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.