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LAND OF OPPORTUNITY
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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English
official language
US Dollar $
currency
50
official states
Washington DC
capital
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