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This union, consisting of 50 states as diverse as most 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
♦ Washington DC
National Capital
West
♦ Pacific States
Washington, Oregon, California, Alaska, Hawaii
♦ Mountain States
Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico
Midwest
♦ North Central West
North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri
♦ North Central East
Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio
Northeast
♦ Mid-Atlantic States
New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey
♦ New England States
Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maryland
South
♦ South Central West
Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana
♦ South Central East
Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama
♦ South Atlantic
District of Columbia, Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida
Basics
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English
official language
US Dollar $
currency
50
official states
Washington DC
capital
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