What is the largest state in the US?
What is the largest state in the US? The largest state in the U.S. is Alaska. The 49th state spans 586,000 square miles of land, according to its official website. It is two-and-a-half times larger than Texas, which is the second largest state in the nation. According to the 2020 Census, Alaska had a population of 733,391.
Why do people think there is 52 states?
You remember it, because someone either told it told you, or even taught it to you in school - wrongly. The myth has been around for so long that even some teachers believe it - that there are 52 states. The extras that have been included are: Puerto Rico and Washington D.C.
What are the 7 US territories?
Five territories (American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands) are permanently inhabited, unincorporated territories; the other nine are small islands, atolls, and reefs with no native (or permanent) population.