The States of the USA on a Map

state	code	population*	capital	largest city	nickname of the state
Alabama	AL	4,447,100	Montgomery	Birmingham	Yellowhammer State; The Cotton State; The Heart of Dixie
Alaska	AK	626,932	Juneau	Anchorage	The Last Frontier or Land of the Midnight Sun
Arizona	AZ	5,130,632	Phoenix		Grand Canyon State
Arkansas	AR	2,673,400	Little Rock		The Natural State
California	CA	33,871,648	Sacramento	Los Angeles	Golden State
Colorado	CO	4,301,261	Denver		Centennial State
Connecticut	CT	3,405,565	Hartford	Bridgeport	Constitution State; Nutmeg State
Delaware	DE	783,600	Dover	Wilmington	Diamond State; First State; Small Wonder
Florida	FL	15,982,378	Tallahassee	Jacksonville	Sunshine State
Georgia	GA	8,186,453	Atlanta		Peach State; Empire State of the South
Hawaii	HI	1,211,537	Honolulu		Aloha State
Idaho	ID	1,293,953	Boise		Gem State
Illinois	IL	12,419,293	Springfield	Chicago	Prairie State
Indiana	IN	6,080,485	Indianapolis		Hoosier State
Iowa	IA	2,926,324	Des Moines		Hawkeye State
Kansas	KS	2,688,418	Topeka	Wichita	Sunflower State; Jayhawk State
Kentucky	KY	4,041,769	Frankfort	Lexington	Bluegrass State
Louisiana	LA	4,468,976	Baton Rouge	New Orleans	Pelican State
Maine	ME	1,274,923	Augusta	Portland	Pine Tree State
Maryland	MD	5,296,486	Annapolis	Baltimore	Free State; Old Line State
Massachusetts	MA	6,349,097	Boston		Bay State; Old Colony State
Michigan	MI	9,938,444	Lansing	Detroit	Wolverine State; Great Lakes State
Minnesota	MN	4,919,479	St. Paul	Minneapolis	North Star State; Gopher State; Land of 10,000 Lakes
Mississippi	MS	2,844,658	Jackson		Magnolia State
Missouri	MO	5,595,211	Jefferson City	Kansas City	Show-me State
Montana	MT	902,195	Helena	Billings	Treasure State
Nebraska	NE	1,711,263	Lincoln	Omaha	Cornhusker State; Beef State
Nevada	NV	1,998,257	Carson City	Las Vegas	Sagebrush State; Silver State; Battle Born State
New Hampshire	NH	1,235,786	Concord	Manchester	Granite State
New Jersey	NJ	8,414,350	Trenton	Newark	Garden State
New Mexico	NM	1,819,046	Santa Fe	Albuquerque	Land of Enchantment
New York	NY	18,976,457	Albany	New York City	Empire State
North Carolina	NC	8,049,313	Raleigh	Charlotte	Tar Heel State
North Dakota	ND	642,200	Bismarck	Fargo	Sioux State; Flickertail State; Peace Garden State; Rough Rider State
Ohio	OH	11,353,140	Columbus		Buckeye State
Oklahoma	OK	3,450,654	Oklahoma City		Sooner State
Oregon	OR	3,421,399	Salem	Portland	Beaver State
Pennsylvania	PA	12,281,054	Harrisburg	Philadelphia	Keystone State
Rhode Island	RI	1,048,319	Providence		The Ocean State
South Carolina	SC	4,012,012	Columbia		Palmetto State
South Dakota	SD	754,844	Pierre	Sioux Falls	Mount Rushmore State; Coyote State
Tennessee	TN	5,689,283	Nashville	Memphis	Volunteer State
Texas	TX	20,851,820	Austin	Houston	Lone Star State
Utah	UT	2,233,169	Salt Lake City		Beehive State
Vermont	VT	608,827	Montpelier	Burlington	Green Mountain State
Virginia	VA	7,078,515	Richmond	Virginia Beach	The Old Dominion; Mother of Presidents
Washington	WA	5,894,121	Olympia	Seattle	Evergreen State
West Virginia	WV	1,808,344	Charleston		Mountain State
Wisconsin	WI	5,363,675	Madison	Milwaukee	Badger State
Wyoming	WY	493,782	Cheyenne		Equality State

* population from 2000

Washington DC, the capital of the United States of America, is not a federal state but a federal district.

There are 14 territories. These are:

• American Samoa
• Baker Island
• Guam
• Howland Island
• Jarvis Island
• Johnston Atoll
• Kingman Reef
• Midway Islands
• Navassa Island
• Northern Mariana Islandsl
• Palmyra Atoll
• Puerto Rico
• Virgin Islands
• Wake Island

Source: www.infoplease.com (table) and www.villageprofile.com (map)

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