This article lists the 50 states of the United States. It also lists their populations, the date they became a state or agreed to the United States Declaration of Independence, their total area, land area, water area, and the number of representatives in the United States House of Representatives.

Learn about the 50 states, the federal district, and the five major territories of the United States, their populations, areas, capitals, and histories. Compare the political divisions of the country and their sovereignty, representation, and autonomy.

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or simply America, is a sovereign country mostly in North America. It is divided into 50 states . Forty-eight of these states and the District of Columbia border each other between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans .

The United States is one of the world's only developed countries where all additional parties have minimal or nonexistent influence and almost no representation at the national and state level.

The United States is a country in North America that is a federal republic of 50 states. Besides the 48 conterminous states that occupy the middle latitudes of the continent, the United States includes the state of Alaska, at the northwestern extreme of North America, and the island state of Hawaii, in the mid-Pacific Ocean.

The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States. [3] It superseded the Articles of Confederation, the nation's first constitution, on March 4, 1789. Originally including seven articles, the Constitution delineates the frame of the federal government.

The United States of America is a federal republic of 50 states, a federal district and 14 territories. It is located mostly in central North America.

This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 15 November 2024. "American history" redirects here. For the history of the continents, see History of the Americas. Further information: Economic history of the United States Current territories of the United States after the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands was given independence in 1994 This ...

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.