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This union of 50 states, some as large and diverse as many independent countries, stretches between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south, each state has its own history, culture, styles, cuisine, climate, and landscape.

States and Regions of the United States

Note: To simplify by culture and geography, the map below shows generalized regions; however, as with the arrays of life, these categories are not absolutes. Many states may embody multiple aspects and could be shown in more than one region or perhaps completely independent.

THE NORTHEAST

♦ New England

Massachusetts + Connecticut + Rhode Island + Vermont + New Hampshire + Maine

♦ Mid-Atlantic

♦ Washington DC (Capital) +

Maryland + Delaware + Pennsylvania + New Jersey + New York

THE SOUTH

♦ Upper South

West Virginia + Virginia + North Carolina + Kentucky + Tennessee + Arkansas

♦ The Deep South

Louisiana + Mississippi + Alabama + Georgia + South Carolina

♦ Florida

THE MIDWEST

♦ The Great Lakes

Illinois + Indiana + Ohio + Michigan + Wisconsin + Minnesota

♦ The Great Plains

North Dakota + South Dakota + Nebraska + Kansas + Oklahoma + Iowa + Missouri

WESTERN STATES

♦ Texas

♦ The Southwest

New Mexico + Arizona + Utah + Nevada

♦ Rocky Mountains

Colorado + Wyoming + Montana + Idaho

THE PACIFIC

♦ California

♦ Pacific Northwest

Washington + Oregon

♦ Alaska

♦ Hawaii

INHABITED US TERRITORIES

Caribbean Territories

Puerto Rico + US Virgin Islands

South Pacific Territories

Guam + Northern Mariana Islands + American Samoa

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