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AMERICAN STATES
ALABAMA
Alabama was the 22nd state in the USA. It was admitted in 1819.
Alabama borders: Tennessee on north, Georgia on east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico on south, Mississippi on west.
State abbreviation: AL
The capital: Montgomery
Other big cities: Birmingham, Mobile, Huntsville
Political division: 67 counties
Area: 133,916 square kilometres
Population: about 4.7 million people
The highest point: Cheaha (734 m)
Main rivers: Mobile, Alabama, Tombigbee, Tennessee, Chattahoochee, Conecuh, Pea
State nickname: Heart of Dixie / Camellia State
State motto: Audemus Jura Nostra Defendere (We Dare Defend Our Rights)
State flower: camellia
State tree: southern longleaf pine
State bird: yellowhammer
State song: Alabama
Famous Alabamians: George Washington Carver, Nat King Cole, Joe Louis, Jesse Owens, Condoleezza Rice, Booker T. Washington.
ALASKA
Alaska was the 49th state in the USA. It was admitted in 1959.
State abbreviation: AK
The capital: Juneau
Other big cities: Anchorage, Fairbanks
Political division: 25 divisions
Area: 1,530,700 square kilometres
Population: about 700,000 people
The highest point: McKinley (6194 m)
Main rivers: Yukon, Noatak, Susitna, Copper
State nickname: The Last Frontier (unofficial)
State motto: North to the future
State flower: forget-me-not
State tree: sitka spruce
State bird: willow ptarmigan
State song: Alaska's Flag
Famous Alaskans: Sarah Palin, Sydney Laurence, Susan Butcher, Jewel Kilcher.
ARIZONA
Arizona was the 48th state in the USA. It was admitted in 1912.
State abbreviation: AZ
The capital: Phoenix
Other big cities: Tucson, Mesa, Glendale, Tempe, Scottsdale
Political division: 15 counties
Area: 295,260 square kilometres
Population: about 6.5 million people
The highest point: Humphreys Peak (3,850 m)
Main rivers: Colorado, Verde, Salt, Gila
State nickname: Grand Canyon State
State motto: Ditat Deus (God enriches)
State flower:Blossom of the Saguaro cactus
State tree: paloverde
State bird: Cactus wren
State song: Arizona
Famous Arizonans: Cochise, Geronimo, Frank Lloyd Wright, John McCain.
ARKANSAS
Arkansas was the 25th state in the USA. It was admitted in 1836.
State abbreviation: AR
The capital: Little Rock
Other big cities: Fort Smith, North Little Rock, Pine Bluff
Political division: 75 counties
Area: 137,754 square kilometres
Population: about 2.8 million people
The highest point: Magazine Mt. (839 m)
Main rivers: Arkansas, Red, Ouachita, White
State nickname: The Natural State / The Razorback State
State motto: Regnat Populus (The People Rule)
State flower: apple blossom
State tree: pine
State bird: mockingbird
State song: Arkansas
Famous Arkansans: Johnny Cash, Bill Clinton, John Grisham, Douglas MacArthur, Scottie Pippen, Billy Bob Thornton.
CALIFORNIA
California was the 31st state in the USA. It was admitted on September 9, 1850.
State abbreviation: CA
The capital: Sacramento
Other big cities: Los Angeles; San Diego; San Francisco; San Jose; Oakland; Long Beach, Fresno; Anaheim
Political division: 58 counties
Area: 411,048 square kilometres (the third biggest state)
Population: about 36 million people
The highest point: Mount Whitney (4,418m)
The lowest point: Death Valley (-86m)
Main rivers: Sacramento: Colorado; San Joaquin
State nickname: Golden State
State motto: Eureka
State flower: golden poppy
State bird: valley quail
State animal: California grizzly bear
State fish: California golden trout
State tree: redwood
State song: I Love You, California
Famous Californians: Joe DiMaggio, Isadora Duncan, Jack London, Marilyn Monroe, Richard Nixon, George Patton, Robert Redford, John Steinbeck, Cameron Diaz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert Frost, Tom Hanks, William Randolph Hearst, Helen Hunt, Jack London, George Lucas, Gregory Peck, Ronald Reagan, Kevin Spacey, Shirley Temple,Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Tiger Woods
COLORADO
Colorado was the 38th state in the USA. It was admitted in 1876.
State abbreviation: CO
The capital: Denver
Other big cities: Colorado Springs, Aurora
Political division: 63 counties
Area: 270,000 square kilometres
Population: about 5 million people
The highest point: Mt. Elbert (4399 m)
Main rivers: Colorado, Arkansas, South Platte, Rio Grande
State nickname: Centennial State
State motto: Nil Sine Numine (Nothing Without Providence)
State flower: Rocky Mountain columbine
State tree: Colorado blue spruce
State bird: lark bunting
State song: Where the Columbines Grow / Rocky Mountain High
Famous Coloradans: Jack Dempsey, Douglas Fairbanks, John Kerry.
CONNECTICUT
Connecticut was the 5th state in the USA. It was admitted in 1788. It was one of the 13 original colonies that formed the US.
State abbreviation: CT
The capital: Hartford
Other big cities: Bridgeport, New Haven, Waterbury, Stamford
Political division: 8 counties
Area: 12,997 square kilometres
Population: about 3.5 million people
The highest point: Mt. Frissell (725 m)
Main rivers: Connecticut, Housatonic, Thames
State nickname: Constitution State / Nutmeg State
State motto: Qui Transtulit Sustinet (He Who Transplanted Sustains)
State flower: mountain laurel
State tree: white oak
State bird: American robin
State song: Yankee Doodle
Famous "Nutmeggers": Phineas T. Barnum, Samuel Colt, Jonathan Edwards, Katharine Hepburn, Robert Mitchum, J. Pierpont Morgan, Ralph Nader, Wallace Stevens, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Mark Twain, Eli Whitney.
DELAWARE
Delaware was the 1st state in the USA. It was admitted in 1787. It was one of the 13 original colonies that formed the US.
State abbreviation: DE
The capital: Dover
Other big cities: Wilmington, Newark
Political division: 3 counties
Area: 5328 square kilometres >
Population: about 880,000 people
The highest point: Centerville (135 m)
Main rivers: Delaware
State nickname: First State / Diamond State
State motto: Liberty and Independence
State flower: peach blossom
State tree: American holly
State bird: blue hen chicken
State song: Our Delaware
Famous Delawareans: Howard Pyle, Joseph Biden.
FLORIDA
Florida was the 27th state in the USA. It was admitted in 1845.
State abbreviation: FL
The capital: Tallahassee
Other big cities: Jacksonville, Miami, Tampa, St. Petersburg, Hialeah, Orlando, Fort Lauderdale
Political division: 67 counties
Area: 151,940 square kilometres
Population: about 18.5 million people
The highest point: Britton Hill (105 m)
Main rivers: St. Johns, Caloosahatchee, Indian, Kissimmee, Withlacoochee, Suwannee, Apalachicola, Perdido
State nickname: Sunshine State
State motto: In God We Trust
State flower: orange blossom
State tree: sabal palmetto palm
State bird: mockingbird>
State song: Old Folks at Home
Famous Floridians: Osceola, Jeb Bush
GEORGIA
Georgia was the 4th state in the USA. It was admitted in 1788. It was one of the 13 original colonies that formed the US.
State abbreviation: GA
The capital: Atlanta
Other big cities: Columbus, Macon, Savannah, Albany, Augusta
Political division: 159 counties
Area: 152,577 square kilometres
Population: about 9.8 million people
The highest point: Brasstown Bald (1458 m)
Main rivers: Chattahoochee, Flint, Ocmulgee, Oconee, Savannah
State nickname: Empire State of the South / Peach State
State motto: Wisdom, justice and moderation
State flower: cherokee rose
State tree: live oak
State bird: brown thrasher
State song: Georgia On My Mind
Famous Georgians: Kim Basinger, James Bowie, James Brown, Erskine Caldwell, Jimmy Carter, Ray Charles,Newt Gingrich, "Doc" Holliday, Holly Hunter, Martin Luther King Jr., Margaret Mitchell, Burt Reynolds, Julia Roberts, Ted Turner.
HAWAI'I
Hawai'i was the 50th state in the USA. It was admitted in 1959.
State abbreviation: HI
The capital: Honolulu
Other big cities: ...
Political division: 4 counties
Area: 16,760 square kilometres
Population: about 1.3 million people
The highest point: Mauna Kea (4205 m)
Main rivers: ...
State nickname: Aloha State
State motto: Ua Mau Ke Ea O Ka Aina I Ka Pono (The Life of the Land is Perpertuated in Righteousness)
State flower: yellow hibiscus
State tree: kukui (candlenut)
State bird: Hawaiian goose
State song: Hawai'i Pono'i
Famous Islanders: Tia Carrere, Jason Scott Lee, King Kamehameha, Queen Liliuokalani, Duke Kahanamoku.
IDAHO
Idaho was the 43rd state in the USA. It was admitted in 1890.
State abbreviation: ID
The capital: Boise
Other big cities: Pocatello, Idaho Falls, Nampa, Lewiston, Twin Falls
Political division: 44 counties
Area: 216,413 square kilometres
Population: about 1.5 million people
The highest point: Borah Peak (3859 m)
Main rivers: Snake, Salmon
State nickname: Gem State
State motto: Esto Perpetua (It is perpetual)
State flower: syringa
State bird: mountain bluebird
State tree: white pine
State song: Here We Have Idaho
Famous Idahoans: Chief Joseph, Ezra Pound, Picabo Street.
ILLINOIS
Illinois was the 21st state in the USA. It was admitted in 1818.
State abbreviation: IL
The capital: Springfield
Other big cities: Chicago, Rockford, Peoria, Aurora, Joliet
Political division: 102 counties
Area: 146,076 square kilometres
Population: about 12 million people
The highest point: Charles Mound (376m)
Main rivers: Mississippi, Ohio, Wabash, Illinois
State nickname: Prairie State
State motto: State Sovereignty - National Union
State flower: violet
State tree: white oak
State bird: cardinal
State animal: white-tailed deer
State fish: bluegill
State song: Illinois
Famous Illinoisans: Ray Bradbury, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Ernest Hemingway, Wild Bill Hickok, Ronald Reagan, Walt Disney, Richard Pryor,
INDIANA
Indiana was the 19th state in the USA. It was admitted in 1816.
State abbreviation: IN
The capital: Indianapolis
Other big cities: Fort Wayne, Evansville, Gary, South Bend
Political division: 92 counties
Area: 93,994 square kilometres
Population: about 6.4 million people
The highest point: Hoosier Hill (383 m)
Main rivers: Wabash, Ohio, White
State nickname: Hoosier State
State motto: The Crossroads of America
State flower: peony
State bird: cardinal
State tree: tulip poplar
State song: On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away
Famous "Hoosiers": Larry Bird, James Dean, Theodore Dreiser, Michael Jackson, Dan Quayle, Kurt Vonnegut, Wilbur Wright.
IOWA
Iowa was the 29th state in the USA. It was admitted in 1846.
State abbreviation: IA
The capital: Des Moines
Other big cities: Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Sioux City, Waterloo
Political division: 99 counties
Area: 145,752 square kilometres
Population: about 3 million people
The highest point: Ocheyedan Mound (509 m)
Main rivers: Des Moines, Mississippi, Missouri, Big Sioux
State nickname: Hawkeye State
State motto: Our Liberties We Prize, and Our Rights We Will Maintain
State flower: wild rose
State bird: eastern goldfinch
State tree: oak
State song: The Song of Iowa
Famous Iowans: Buffalo Bill Cody, George Gallup, Herbert Hoover, John Wayne.
KANSAS
Kansas was the 34th state in the USA. It was admitted in 1861.
State abbreviation: KS
The capital: Topeka
Other big cities: Wichita, Kansas City, Overland Park
Political division: 105 counties
Area: 213,097 square kilometres
Population: about 2.8 million people
The highest point: Mt Sunflower (1231 m)
Main rivers: Arkansas, Saline, Solomon, Smoky Hill River, Republican, Kansas
State nickname: Sunflower State
State motto: Ad Astra per Aspera (To the stars through the difficulties)
State flower: native sunflower
State bird: western meadowlark
State tree: cottonwood
State song: Home on the Range
Famous Kansans: George Washington Carver, Wilt Chamberlain, Robert Dole, Amelia Earhart, Wyatt Earp, Wild Bill Hickok, Dennis Hopper, Don Johnson, Buster Keaton, Edgar Lee Masters.
KENTUCKY
Kentucky was the 15th state in the USA. It was admitted in 1792.
State abbreviation: KY
The capital: Frankfort
Other big cities: Louisville, Lexington, Owensboro, Covington, Bowling Green
Political division: 120 counties
Area: 104,623 square kilometres
Population: about 4.3 million people
The highest point: Black Mt (1263 m)
Main rivers: Ohio
State nickname: Bluegrass State
State motto: United We Stand, Divided We Fall
State flower: goldenrod
State bird: cardinal
State tree: tulip poplar
State song: My Old Kentucky Home
Famous Kentuckians: Muhammad Ali, Daniel Boone, Kit Carson, Henry Clay, Jefferson Davis, D.W. Griffith, Abraham Lincoln, Col. Harland Sanders, Adlai Stevenson, Zachary Taylor.
LOUISIANA
Louisiana was the 18th state in the USA. It was admitted in 1812.
State abbreviation: LA
The capital: Baton Rouge
Other big cities: New Orleans, Shreveport
Political division: 64 counties
Area: 125,674 square kilometres
Population: about 4.5 million people
The highest point: Driskill Mt (163 m)
Main rivers: Mississippi, Sabine, Red
State nickname: Pelican State
State motto: Union, Justice, Confidence
State flower: magnolia
State bird: eastern brown pelican
State tree: cypress
State song: Give Me Louisiana
Famous Louisianans: Louis Armstrong, Pierre Beauregard, Braxton Bragg, Kate Chopin, Leonidas K. Polk, Britney Spears
MAINE
Maine was the 23rd state in the USA. It was admitted in 1820.
State abbreviation: ME
The capital: Augusta
Other big cities: Portland, Lewiston, Bangor, Auburn, South Portland, Biddeford
Political division: 16 counties
Area: 86,156 square kilometres
Population: about 1.3 million people
The highest point: Mt Katahdin (1606 m)
Main rivers: St. Croix, Penobscot, Kennebec, Salmon Falls
State nickname: Pine Tree State
State motto: Dirigo (I direct)
State flower: white pine cone and tassel
State bird: chickadee
State tree: eastern white pine
State song: State of Maine Song
Famous "Down Easters": Stephen King, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Sir Hiram and Hudson Maxim,Liv Tyler
MARYLAND
Maryland was the 7th state in the USA. It was admitted in 1788. It was one of the 13 original colonies that formed the US.
State abbreviation: MD
The capital: Annapolis
Other big cities: Baltimore
Political division: 23 counties
Area: 27,091 square kilometres
Population: about 5.6 million people
The highest point: Backbone Mt (1024 m)
Main rivers: Potomac, Patuxent, Susquehanna
State nickname: Old Line State / Free State
State motto: Fatti Maschii, Parole Femine (Manly deeds, womanly words)
State flower: Black-eyed Susan
State bird: Baltimore oriole
State tree: white oak
State song: Maryland, My Maryland
Famous Marylanders: Tom Clancy, Jonathan Demme, Francis Scott Key, Ogden Nash, Edgar Allan Pole, Babe Ruth, Upton Sinclair
MASSACHUSETTS
Massachussets was the 6th state in the USA. It was admitted in 1788. It was one of the 13 original colonies that formed the US.
State abbreviation: MA
The capital: Boston
Other big cities: Worcester, Springfield
Political division: 14 counties
Area: 21,456 square kilometres
Population: about 6.6 million people
The highest point: Mt Greylock (1064 m)
Main rivers: Connecticut, Taunton, Merrimack
State nickname: Bay State / Old Colony
State motto: Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem (By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty)
State flower: mayflower>
State bird: chickadee
State tree: American elm
State song: All Hail to Massachussets
Famous "Bay Staters": John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Alexander Graham Bell, George H.W. Bush, E.E. Cummings, Emily Dickinson, Ralph Waldo Emerson, John Hancock, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Winslow Homer, John F. Kennedy, John Kerry, Jack Lemmon, Cotton Mather, Samuel Morse, Edgar Allan Poe, Dr Seuss, Henry David Thoreau, James Whistler
MICHIGAN
Michigan was the 26th state in the USA. It was admitted in 1837.
State abbreviation: MI
The capital: Lansing
Other big cities: Detroit, Grand Rapids, Warren, Flint, Steriling Heights, Ann Arbor, Livonia
Political division: 83 counties
Area: 151,585 square kilometres
Population: about 10 million people
The highest point: Mt. Arvon (603 m)
Main rivers: Montreal, Brule, Menominee, St. Clair, Detroit
State nickname: Wolverine State, Great Lakes State
State motto: Si Quaeris Peninsulam Amoenam, Circumspice (If You Seek a Pleasant Peninsula, Look Around You)
State flower: apple blossom
State tree: white pine
State bird: robin
State song: Michigan, My Michigan
Famous Michiganders: Francis Ford Coppola, Thomas Edison, Gerald R. Ford, Henry Ford, Aretha Franklin, Magic Johnson, Will Kellogg, Elmore Leonard, Charles Lindbergh, Joe Louis, Madonna, Malcolm X, Pontiac, Diana Ross, Tom Selleck, Serena Williams
MINNESOTA
Minnesota was the 32th state in the USA. It was admitted in 1858.
State abbreviation: MN
The capital: St. Paul
Other big cities: Minneapolis, Bloomington, Duluth, Rochester
Political division: 87 counties
Area: 217,736 square kilometres
Population: about 5.2 million people
The highest point: Eagle Mt (701 m)
Main rivers: Mississippi, St Croix, Minnesota
State nickname: Gopher State / North Star State
State motto: L'Etoile du Nord Star (Star of the North)
State flower: pink and white lady's slipper>
State bird: common loon
State tree: red pine
State song: Hail Minnesota
Famous Minnesotans: Richard Dean Anderson, Ethan and Joel Coen, Bob Dylan, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Judy Garland, Jessica Lange, Sinclair Lewis, Eugene McCarthy, Walter F. Mondale, Prince, Jesse Ventura.
MISSISSIPPI
Mississippi was the 20th state in the USA. It was admitted in 1817.
State abbreviation: MS
The capital: Jackson
Other big cities: Biloxi, Greenville, Hattiesburg, Meridian, Gulfport
Political division: 82 counties
Area: 123,514 square kilometres
Population: about 2.9 million people
The highest point: Woodall Mt (246 m)
Main rivers: Mississippi, Pearl, Big Black, Tennessee
State nickname: Magnolia State
State motto: Virtute et Armis (By Valor and Arms)
State flower: magnolia>
State bird: mockingbird
State tree: magnolia
State song: Go, Mississippi!
Famous Mississippians: William Faulkner, Morgan Freeman, John Grisham, Jim Henson, James Earl Jones, B.B. King, Gerald McRaney, Elvis Presley, Tennessee Williams, Oprah Winfrey
MISSOURI
Missouri was the 24th state in the USA. It was admitted in 1821.
State abbreviation: MO
The capital: Jefferson City
Other big cities: Kansas City, St Louis, Springfield, Independence
Political division: 114 counties
Area: 180,515 square kilometres
Population: about 5.9 million people
The highest point: Taum Sauk Mt (540 m)>
Main rivers: Missouri, Mississippi, Des Moines
State nickname: Show Me State>
State motto: Salus populi suprema lex esto (Let the welfare of the people be the supreme law)
State flower: hawthorn
State bird: bluebird
State tree: dogwood
State song: Missouri Waltz
Famous Missourians: Maya Angelou, Robert Altman, Burt Bucharach, Josephine Baker, Scott Bakula, Tom Berenger, Yogi Berra, Chuck Berry, Daniel Boone, Omar Bradley, Walt Disney, T.S. Eliot, Edwin Hubble, Jesse James, John J. Pershing, Brad Pitt, Joseph Pulitzer, Harry Truman, Kathleen Turner, Mark Twain, Dick Van Dyke.
MONTANA
Montana was the 41st state in the USA. It was admitted in 1889.
State abbreviation: MT
The capital: Helena
Other big cities: Billings, Great Falls, Missoula, Butte, Bozeman
Political division: 56 counties
Area: 380,849 square kilometres
Population: about 970,000 people
The highest point: Granite Peak (3901 m)
Main rivers: Missouri, Yellowstone
State nickname: Treasure State
State motto: Oro y Plata (Gold and Silver)
State flower: bitterroot
State bird: western meadowlark
State tree: Ponderosa pine
State song: Montana
Famous Montanans: Gary Cooper, Myrna Loy, David Lynch.
NEBRASKA
Nebraska was the 37th state in the USA. It was admitted in 1867.
State abbreviation: NE
The capital: Lincoln
Other big cities: Omaha
Political division: 93 counties
Area: 200,349 square kilometres
Population: about 1.8 million people
The highest point: Johnson Township (1654 m)
Main rivers: Missouri, North Platte, South Platte
State nickname: Cornhusker State
State motto: Equality Before the Law
State flower: goldenrod
State bird: western meadowlark
State tree: cottonwood
State song: Beautiful Nebraska
Famous Nebraskans: Fred Astaire, Marlon Brando, Willa Cather, Dick Cheney, William Cody, Henry Fonda, Gerald R. Ford, Malcolm X, Nick Nolte, Chief Red Cloud, Robert Taylor
NEVADA
Nevada was the 36th state in the USA. It was admitted in 1864.
State abbreviation: NV
The capital: Carson City
Other big cities: Las Vegas, Reno
Political division: 16 counties
Area: 286,353 square kilometres
Population: about 2.6 million people
The highest point: Boundary Peak (4005m)
Main rivers: Humboldt, Colorado
State nickname: Sagebrush State, Battle Born State, Silver State
State motto: All For Our Country
State flower: Sagebrush
State tree: Single-leaf piñon and bristlecone pine
State bird: Mountain bluebird
State song: Home Means Nevada
Famous Nevadans: Andre Agassi, George Ferris, William Morris Stewart
NEW HAMPSHIRE
New Hampshire was the 9th state in the USA. It was admitted in 1788. It was one of the 13 original colonies that formed the US.
State abbreviation: NH
The capital: Concord
Other big cities: Manchester, Nashua
Political division: 10 counties
Area: 24,023 square kilometres
Population: about 1.3 million people
The highest point: Mt Washington (1917 m)
Main rivers: Connecticut, Salmon Falls, Piscatoqua, Merrimack
State nickname: Granite State
State motto: Live Free or Die
State flower: purple lilac
State bird: purple finch
State tree: white birch
State song: Old New Hampshire
Famous New Hampshirites: Robert Frost, Franklin Pierce, Daniel Webster
NEW JERSEY
New Jersey was the 3rd state in the USA. It was admitted in 1787. It was one of the 13 original colonies that formed the US.
State abbreviation: NJ
The capital: Trenton
Other big cities: Newark, Jersey City, Paterson, Elizabeth
Political division: 21 counties
Area: 20,168 square kilometres
Population: about 8.7 million people
The highest point: High Point (550 m)
Main rivers: Hudson, Delaware
State nickname: Garden State
State motto: Liberty and Prosperity
State flower: purple violet
State bird: eastern goldfinch
State tree: red oak
State animal: horse
State song: I'm From New Jersey
Famous New Jerseyans: Jon Bon Jovi, Aaron Burr, Grover Cleveland, James Fenimore Cooper, Stephen Crane, Danny DeVito, Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein, James Gandolfini, Allen Ginsberg, Alexander Hamilton, Ed Harris, Whitney Houston, Buster Keaton, Norman Mailer, Jack Nicholson, Thomas Paine, Joe Pesci, H. Norman Schwarzkopf, Frank Sinatra, Bruce Springsteen, Meryl Streep, John Travolta, Walt Whitman, William Carlos Williams, Woodrow Wilson
NEW MEXICO
New Mexico was the 47th state in the USA. It was admitted in 1912.
State abbreviation: NM
The capital: Santa Fe
Other big cities: Albuquerque, Los Cruces
Political division: 33 counties
Area: 314,926 square kilometres
Population: about 2 million people
The highest point: Wheeler Peak (4011 m)
Main rivers: Rio Grande, Pecos
State nickname: Land of Enchantment
State motto: Crescit eundo (It grows as it goes)
State flower: yucca
State bird: roadrunner
State tree: pinon
State song: O Fair New Mexico
Famous New Mexicans: Billy "The Kid" Bonney, Kit Carson, Al Unser, Lew Wallace
NEW YORK
New York was the 11th state in the USA. It was admitted in 1788. It was one of the 13 original colonies that formed the US.
State abbreviation: NY
The capital: Albany>
Other big cities: New York City, Buffalo, Rochester, Yonkers, Syracuse
Political division: 62 counties
Area: 128,402 square kilometres
Population: about 19.5 million people
The highest point: Mount Marcy (1,629 m)
Main rivers: Hudson, St Lawrence, Delaware
State nickname: Empire State
State motto: Excelsior (Ever Upward)
State flower: Rose
State tree: Sugar maple
State bird: Bluebird
State song: I Love New York
Famous New Yorkers: Woody Allen, Humphrey Bogart, Mel Brooks, George Gershwin, Michael Jordan, Fiorello La Guardia, Herman Melville, Henry and William James, Colin Powell, John D. Rockefeller, Franlin Delano Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt, J.D. Salinger, Barbra Streisand, Donald Trump, Denzel Washington, Walt Whitman
NORTH CAROLINA
North Carolina was the 12th state in the USA. It was admitted in 1789. It was one of the 13 original colonies that formed the US.
State abbreviation: NC
The capital: Raleigh
Other big cities: Charlotte, Greensboro, Winston, Salem, Durham
Political division: 100 counties
Area: 136,413 square kilometres
Population: about 9.3 million people
The highest point: Mt Mitchell (2037 m)
Main rivers: Roanoke, Yadkin
State nickname: Tar Heel State / Old North State
State motto: To be rather than to seem (Esse Quam Videri)
State flower: dogwood
State bird: cardinal
State tree: pine
State song: The Old North State
Famous North Carolinians: Ava Gardner, Andrew Jackson, Andrew Johnson, Michael Jordan, James K. Polk
NORTH DAKOTA
North Dakota was the 39th state in the USA. It was admitted in 1889.
State abbreviation: ND
The capital: Bismarck
Other big cities: Fargo, Grand Forks, Minot
Political division: 53 counties
Area: 183,022 square kilometres
Population: about 640,000 people
The highest point: White Butte (1069 m)
Main rivers: Missouri, Red
State nickname: Peace Garden State
State motto: Liberty and Union, Now and Forever, One and Inseparable
State flower: wild prairie rose>
State bird: western meadowlark
State tree: American elm
State song: North Dakota Hymn
Famous North Dakotans: Angie Dickinson, Phil Jackson
OHIO
Ohio was the 17th state in the USA. It was admitted in 1803.
State abbreviation: OH
The capital: Columbus
Other big cities: Cleveland, Cincinnati, Toledo, Akron, Dayton
Political division: 88 counties
Area: 106,765 square kilometres
Population: about 11.5 million people
The highest point: Campbell Hill (472 m)
Main rivers: Ohio, Muskingum, Scioto, Miami, Maumee, Sandusky
State nickname: Buckeye State
State motto: With God All Things Are Possible
State flower: scarlet carnation
State bird: cardinal
State tree: buckeye
State song: Beautiful Ohio
Famous Ohioans: Sherwood Anderson, Neil Armstrong, Halle Berry, Ambrose Bierce, Drew Carey, George Custer, Thomas Edison, Clark Gable, John Glenn, Bob Hope, Toni Morrison, Jack Nicklaus, Jesse Owens, Pontiac, John D. Rockefeller, William Sherman, Steven Spielberg, Harriet Beecher Stowe, William H. Taft, James Garfield, Ulysses S. Grant, Tecumseh, Ted Turner, Orville and Wilbur Wright
OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma was the 46th state in the USA. It was admitted in 1907.
State abbreviation: OK
The capital: Oklahoma City
Other big cities: Tulsa
Political division: 77 counties
Area: 181,186 square kilometres
Population: about 3.6 million people
The highest point: Black Mesa (1,516m)
Main rivers: Red, Arkansas, Canadian
State nickname: Sooner State
State motto: Labor Omnia Vincit (Labor Conquers All)
State flower: mistletoe
State tree: redbud
State bird: scissor-tailed flycatcher
State song: Oklahoma!
Famous Oklahomans: James Garner, Geronimo, Jim Thorpe
OREGON
Oregon was the 33th state in the USA. It was admitted in 1859.
State abbreviation: OR
The capital: Salem
Other big cities: Portland, Eugene
Political division: 36 counties
Area: 251,419 square kilometres
Population: about 3.8 million people
The highest point: Mount Hood (3,424 m)
Main rivers: Columbia, Snake
State nickname: Beaver State
State motto: Alis Volat Propriis (She Flies With Her Own Wings)
State flower: Oregon grape
State tree: Douglas fir
State bird: western meadowlark
State song: Oregon, my Oregon
Famous Oregonians: Chief Joseph, Ursula K. Le Guin, Ken Kesey, Mary Decker Slaney
PENNSYLVANIA
Pennsylvania was the 2nd state in the USA. It was admitted in 1787. It was one of the original American states.
State abbreviation: PA
The capital: Harrisburg
Other big cities: Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Erie, Allentown
Political division: 67 counties
Area: 117,412 square kilometres
Population: about 12.6 million people
The highest point: Mt Davis (979 m)
Main rivers: Delaware, Susquehanna, Monongahela, Juniata, Schuykill
State nickname: Keystone State
State motto: Virtue, Liberty and Independence
State flower: mountain laurel
State tree: hemlock
State bird: ruffed grouse
State song: Pennsylvania
Famous Pennsylvanians: James Buchanan, Andrew Carnegie, Bill Cosby, Benjamin Franklin, Robert Fulton, Gene Kelly, Grace Kelly, Joe Montana, Robert E. Peary, Will Smith, Jim Thorpe, John Updike, Andy Warhol
RHODE ISLAND
Rhode Island was the 13th state in the USA. It was admitted in 1790. It was one of the 13 original colonies that formed the US.
State abbreviation: WI
The capital: Providence
Other big cities: Warwick ,Cranston, Pawtucket, Woonsocket
Political division: 5 counties
Area: 3,139 square kilometres (the smallest state)
Population: about 1 million people
The highest point: Jerimoth Hill (247m)
Main rivers: Pawtucket, Blackstone
State nickname: Ocean State, Little Rhody
State motto: Hope
State flower: violet
State tree: red maple
State bird: Rhode Island red
State song: Rhode Island
Famous Rhode Islanders: Metacomet, Matthew C. Perry, Oliver H. Perry, Ambrose Burnside
SOUTH CAROLINA
South Carolina was the 8th state in the USA. It was admitted in 1788. It was one of the 13 original US states.
State abbreviation: SC
The capital: Columbia
Other big cities: Charleston
Political division: 46 counties
Area: 80,583 square kilometres
Population: about 4.5 million people
The highest point: Mt. Sassafras (1085 m)
Main rivers: Pee Dee, Wateree and Congaree forming the Santee, Edisto, Tugaloo, Savannah
State nickname: Palmetto State
State motto: Dum Spiro, Spero (While I Breathe, I Hope)
State flower: Yellow jasmine (Carolina jessamine)
State tree: palmetto
State bird: Carolina wren
State song: Carolina
Famous South Carolinians: John C. Calhoun, Joe Frazier, Andrew Jackson, Jesse Jackson, Andie McDowell, Strom Thurmond
SOUTH DAKOTA
South Dakota was the 40th state in the USA. It was admitted in 1889.
State abbreviation: SD
The capital: Pierre
Other big cities: Sioux Falls
Political division: 67 counties>
Area: 189,730 square kilometres
Population: about 810,000 people
The highest point: Harney Peak (2207 m)
Main rivers: Missouri, Cheyenne, White
State nickname: Mount Rushmore State / Coyote State
State motto: Under God the People Rule
State flower: pasqueflower
State bird: Chinese ring-necked pheasant
State tree: Black Hills spruce
State song: Hail, South Dakota
Famous South Dakotans: Black Elk, Crazy Horse, Cheryl Ladd, George McGovern, Sitting Bull
TENNESSEE
Tennessee was the 16th state in the USA. It was admitted in 1796.
State abbreviation: TN
The capital: Nashville
Other big cities: Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga
Political division: 95 counties
Area: 109,153 square kilometres (the second biggest state)
Population: about 6.2 million people
The highest point: Clingmans Dome (2,025m)
Main rivers: Mississippi, Tennessee
State nickname: Volunteer State
State motto: Agriculture and Commerce
State flower: iris
State bird: mockingbird
State tree: tulip poplar
State song: My Homeland
Famous Tennesseans: Davy Crockett, Morgan Freeman, Al Gore Jr., Sam Houston, Andrew Jackson, Andrew Johnson, Elvis Presley
TEXAS
Texas was the 28st state in the USA. It was admitted in 1845.
State abbreviation: TX
The capital: Austin
Other big cities: Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, El Paso, Fort Worth, Arlington, Corpus Christi
Political division: 254 counties
Area: 691,030 square kilometres (the second biggest state)
Population: about 24.7 million people
The highest point: Guadelupe Peak (2,667m)
Main rivers: Red, Trinity, Brazos, Colorado, Rio Grande
State nickname: Lone Star State
State motto: Friendship
State flower: bluebonnet
State bird: mockingbird
State animal: longhorn, armadillo (small mammal), Mexican free-tailed bat (flying mammal)
State fish: guadelupe bass
State tree: pecan
State song: Texas, Our Texas
Famous Texans: Stephen F. Austin, George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, Dwight Eisenhower, Sam Houston, Tommy Lee Jones, Lance Armstrong, James Bowie, Morgan Fairchild, Farah Fawcett, Howard Hughes, Lyndon B. Johnson, Janis Joplin, H. Ross Perot, Chester Nimitz, Sissy Spacek
UTAH
Utah was the 45th state in the USA. It was admitted in 1896.
State abbreviation: UT
The capital: Salt Lake City
Other big cities: West Valley City, Provo, Sandy, Ogden, Orem
Political division: 29 counties
Area: 219,888 square kilometres
Population: about 2.7 million people
The highest point: Kings Peak (4123 m)
Main rivers: Colorado, Green, Sevier
State nickname: Beehive State
State motto: Industry
State flower: Sego lily
State bird: seagull
State tree: blue spruce
State song: Utah, We Love Thee
Famous Utahans: Osmond family, Brigham Young
VERMONT
Vermont was the 14th state in the USA. It was admitted in 1791.
State abbreviation: VT
The capital: Montpelier
Other big cities: Burlington, Rutland, South Burlington
Political division: 14 counties
Area: 24,887 square kilometres
Population: about 620,000 people
The highest point: Mt Mansfield (1339 m)
Main rivers: Lamoille, Winooski, Otter Creek, Poultney, White
State nickname: Green Mountain State
State motto: Freedom and Unity
State flower: red clover
State bird: hermit thrush
State tree: sugar maple
State song: These Garden Mountains
Famous Vermonters: Chester A. Arthur, Calvin Coolidge
VIRGINIA
Virginia was the 10th state in the USA. It was admitted in 1788. It was one of the 13 original colonies that formed the US.
State abbreviation: VA
The capital: Richmond
Other big cities: Virginia Beach, Norfolk
Political division: 95 counties and 41 independent cities
Area: 105,586 square kilometres
Population: about 7.8 million people
The highest point: Mt Rogers (1746 m)
Main rivers: Potomac, Shenandoah, James, Roanoke
State nickname: Old Dominion
State motto: Sic Semper Tyrannis (Thus always to tyrants)
State flower: American dogwood
State bird: cardinal
State tree: dogwood
State song: Carry Me Back To Old Virginia
Famous Virginians: Henry Clay, Jubal Early, William Henry Harrison, Thomas Jefferson, Robert E. Lee, James Madison, James Monroe, Pocahontas, Edgar Allan Poe, John Smith, J.E.B. Stuart, William Styron, Zachary Taylor, Booker T. Washington, George Washington, Woodrow Wilson
WASHINGTON
Washington was the 42nd state in the USA. It was admitted in 1889.
State abbreviation: WA
The capital: Olympia
Other big cities: Seattle, Spokane, Tahoma
Political division: 39 counties
Area: 176,617 square kilometres
Population: about 6.6 million people
The highest point: Mt Rainier (4392 m)
Main rivers: Columbia, Pend, Oreille, Yakima
State nickname: Evergreen State
State motto: Alki (By and by)
State flower: rhododendron
State bird: willow goldfinch
State tree: western hemlock
State song: Washington, My Home
Famous Washingtonians: Kurt Cobain, Bing Crosby, Bill Gates, Jimi Hendrix
WEST VIRGINIA
West Virginia was the 35th state in the USA. It was admitted in 1863.
State abbreviation: WV
The capital: Charleston
Other big cities: Huntington
Political division: 55 counties
Area: 62,629 square kilometres
Population: about 1.8 million people
The highest point: Spruce knob (1482 m)
Main rivers: Ohio, Big Sandy, Guyandotte, Great Kanawha, Little Kanawha, Monongahela, Potomac
State nickname: Mountain State
State motto: Montani Semper Liberi (Mountaineers Are Always Free)
State flower: rhododendron
State bird: cardinal
State tree: sugar maple
State songs: The West Virginia Hills / This Is My West Virginia / West Virginia / My Home, Sweet Home
Famous West Virginians: Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, Mary Lou Retton, Cyrus Vance.
WISCONSIN
Wisconsin was the 30th state in the USA. It was admitted in 1848.
State abbreviation: WI
The capital: Madison
Other big cities: Milwaukee, Green Bay, Racine, Kenosha
Political division: 72 counties
Area: 145,439 square kilometres
Population: about 5.6 million people
The highest point: Timms Hill (595m)
Main rivers: Mississippi, St. Croix, Wisconsin, Black, Chippewa, Menominee
State nickname: Badger State
State motto: Forward
State flower: violet
State tree: sugar maple
State bird: robin
State animal: badger
State fish: musky (muskellunge)
State song: On, Wisconsin!
Famous Wisconsinites: Harry Houdini, Spencer Tracy, Orson Welles
WYOMING
Wyoming was the 44th state in the USA. It was admitted in 1890.
State abbreviation: WY
The capital: Cheyenne
Other big cities: Casper, Laramie
Political division: 23 counties
Area: 253,597 square kilometres
Population: about 540,000 people
The highest point: Gannett Peak (4207 m)
Main rivers: Green, Bighorn, Yellowstone, Powder, North Platte, Snake
State nickname: Equality State / Cowboy State
State motto: Equal Rights
State flower: Indian paintbrush
State bird: western meadowlark
State tree: plains cottonwood
State song: Wyoming
Famous Wyomingites: William Cody, Jackson Pollock
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
The District of Columbia, founded on July 16, 1790, is a federal district coextensive with the city of Washington and the seat of the US federal government. The City of Washington was incorporated in 1802. District of Columbia was created as a municipal corporation in 1874, embracing Washington, Georgetown, and Washington County.
Abbreviation: DC
Area: 179 square kilometres
Population: about 600,000 people
Motto: Justitia omnibus (Justice for all)
Nickname: The District
Flower: American beauty rose
Bird: wood thrush
Tree: scarlet oak
Song: The Star-Spangled Banner
Famous Washingtonians: Frederick Douglass, John Foster Dulles, Duke Ellington, Goldie Hawn, J.Edgar Hoover, Pete Sampras