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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 SOUTH
♦ Capital Region
♦ WASHINGTON DC (Capital)
Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia
♦ The Southeast
North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas
♦ The Deep South
Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina
♦ Florida
National Capital
THE NORTHEAST
♦ Mid-Atlantic
New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware
♦ New England
Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine
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
Basics
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English
official language
US Dollar $
currency
50
official states
Washington DC
capital
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