The United States of America is a federation comprising 50 states and the District of Columbia, commonly known as Washington D.C.
Each state functions similarly to a small nation, possessing its own constitution and government. All states and their citizens are represented in the federal Congress, which is a bicameral legislature made up of the Senate and the House of Representatives. Each state has two senators, while the number of representatives is allocated based on the most recent constitutionally required decennial census.
Here are all the 50 states of America in alphabetical order:
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Delaware is recognized as the first state to join the union, doing so on December 17, 1787. The most recent states to be admitted are Alaska and Hawaii, both of which became part of the union in 1959.