What are the 4 smallest states?

The 5 Smallest States by Land Area
  • Rhode Island—1,045 square miles (2,707 square kilometers) ...
  • Delaware—1,954 square miles (5,061 square kilometers) ...
  • Connecticut—4,845 square miles (12,548 square kilometers) ...
  • Hawaii—6,423 square miles (16,635 square kilometers)
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What is the 7 smallest state?

Rhode Island

Rhode Island might be small, but it holds a great deal of American history. It was the first of the 13 colonies which renounced its allegiance to the British Crown. It is the smallest state in the US by size and the seventh least populated state.
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What is the smallest of the 50 states?

Rhode Island is the smallest U.S. state.
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What are the 5 smallest states?

The 5 Smallest States by Land Area
  • Rhode Island—1,045 square miles (2,707 square kilometers) ...
  • Delaware—1,954 square miles (5,061 square kilometers) ...
  • Connecticut—4,845 square miles (12,548 square kilometers) ...
  • Hawaii—6,423 square miles (16,635 square kilometers)
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Is Louisiana or Florida bigger?

Florida is about 1.2 times bigger than Louisiana.

Meanwhile, the population of Louisiana is ~4.5 million people (14.3 million more people live in Florida).
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Ten smallest states in the US



How big is Alaska really?

Alaska is still a massive state

At 663,300 square miles, Alaska is by far the largest state in the United States, nearly two and a half times as large as Texas. But when you look at most two dimensional maps, Alaska actually looks much larger than that.
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Are there 50 or 52 states in the United States?

The United States of America is a federal republic consisting of 50 states, a federal district (Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States), five major territories, and various minor islands.
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Is California or Texas Bigger?

Texas is bigger than California, making it the largest state of the 48 contiguous states, but measured by population, the rankings are reversed. California is the most populous state with 39,776,830 residents, according to 2017 U.S. Census estimates, while Texas had a population of 28,704,330.
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What is the widest state?

From east to west, Hawaii is the widest U.S. state, measuring 1,500 miles from the island of Niihau to the island of Hawaii. At only 6,423 sq. mi.
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What is the least populous state?

Wyoming is the least populated US state. Wyoming's population is 83.7% white, 10.1% Hispanic or Latino, 2.7% Native American, 1.3% African American and 1.1% Asian.
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How many states can fit in Alaska?

When Alaska is compared to the U.S., it is large enough to fit in as many as 19 other states including New York, Florida, Oklahoma, Indiana and Pennsylvania.
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What is the first state?

"The First State"

Delaware is known by this nickname due to the fact that on December 7, 1787, it became the first of the 13 original states to ratify the U.S. Constitution. “The First State” became the official State nickname on May 23, 2002 following a request by Mrs. Anabelle O'Malley's First Grade Class at Mt.
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Does America have 2 flags?

Since the founding of the United States in 1776, there have been 27 different versions of the flag featuring the stars and stripes.
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Why does the American flag have 52 stars?

How many stars and stripes are on the flag? There are 50 stars representing the 50 states and there are 13 stripes representing the 13 original colonies. from The CIA World Factbook.
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What letter is not in any state name?

Letter Q is the only letter not used in the US state names. The answer is "Q".
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Can you see Russia from Alaska?

Yes. Russia and Alaska are divided by the Bering Strait, which is about 55 miles at its narrowest point.
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Who owns Alaska?

On October 18, 1867, Russia sold Alaska to the United States government. As a result, the federal government owned the Alaska Territory, approximately 373 million acres about one-fifth the size of the rest of the U.S.
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How big is Alaska vs Texas?

Alaska is larger than the 22 smallest US states combined. Although Texas is the largest of the contiguous US states, one state is significantly larger. Alaska is about 2.5 bigger than Texas with Alaska covering 663,268 sq miles and Texas covering 268,820 sq miles.
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What state has highest population?

California was the state with the highest resident population in the United States in 2021, with 39.24 million people.
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Is Alabama or Mississippi bigger?

Mississippi is approximately 121,489 sq km, while Alabama is approximately 131,426 sq km, making Alabama 8% larger than Mississippi. Meanwhile, the population of Mississippi is ~3.0 million people (1.8 million more people live in Alabama).
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