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The traditional abbreviations for U.S. states and territories, widely used in mailing addresses prior to the introduction of two-letter U.S. postal abbreviations, are still commonly used for other purposes (such as legal citation), and are still recognized (though discouraged) by the Postal Service.
The United States of America is a federal republic [1] consisting of 50 states, a federal district (Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States), five major territories, and various minor islands. [2] [3] Both the states and the United States as a whole are each sovereign jurisdictions. [4]
Information about All States from UCB Libraries GovPubs; State Resource Guides, from the Library of Congress; Tables with areas, populations, densities and more (in order of population) Tables with areas, populations, densities and more (alphabetical) State and Territorial Governments on USA.gov; StateMaster – statistical database for U.S. states
Map of the United States showing the state nicknames as hogs. Lithograph by Mackwitz, St. Louis, 1884. The following is a table of U.S. state, federal district and territory nicknames, including officially adopted nicknames and other traditional nicknames for the 50 U.S. states, the U.S. federal district, as well as five U.S. territories.
List of U.S. states and territories by Human Development Index score; List of U.S. states by Hispanic and Latino population; List of U.S. states by median home price; List of U.S. states and territories by intentional homicide rate; List of U.S. states and territories by violent crime rate; List of U.S. states by American Human Development Index
The 50 states have taken their names from a wide variety of languages. Twenty-four state names originate from Native American languages . Of these, eight are from Algonquian languages , seven are from Siouan languages , three are from Iroquoian languages , one is from Uto-Aztecan languages and five others are from other indigenous languages.
Language – List of U.S. state, district, and territorial language status. English language – List of U.S. state, district, and territorial language status; Spanish language – List of U.S. state, district, and territorial Spanish language use; Names and pronunciation – List of U.S. states; Name etymologies – List of U.S. state name ...
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