Category: North America

Sweet home Alabama, where the skies are so blue – there has never been a more beautiful declaration of love to the most typical southern state. The rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, one of the...

GENERAL Alaska is the largest (about 20%) and northernmost state in the United States and the largest exclave in the world. Nickname Last Frontier Capital Juneau Biggest town Anchorage Area Rank (within the US):...

GENERAL Arizona is a US state. The abbreviation used in postal codes is AZ. The capital of Arizona is Phoenix. Nicknames Grand Canyon State, Copper State Capital Phoenix Biggest town Phoenix Area Rank (within...

GENERAL Arkansas is one of the southern states of the United States of America. The population in 2000 was 2,673,400. Arkansas was one of the states that upheld slavery and joined the United States...

GENERAL Colorado is a state in the western part of the United States of America. The name Colorado comes from Spanish and means “reddish”. In 2000, Colorado had 4,301,261 residents. The postal. The abbreviation...

GENERAL Connecticut is a US state and part of New England. The postal abbreviation is CT. Nickname The Constitution State Capital Hartford Biggest town Bridgeport Area Rank (within the US): 48th out of 50...

GENERAL Delaware is a US state. Delaware is called the “First State” because it was here that the first of the 13 colonies ratified the American Constitution. The date of ratification is December 7,...

GENERAL Florida is a state in the southeastern United States. It is known as the Sunshine State. “Florida” comes from Spanish and means “flowery”. The state was discovered by the Spanish explorers during the...

“Georgia on my mind” – the song made famous by Ray Charles is a wonderful homage to Georgia, the state that unites everything that makes the “Deep South” so unique and attractive. You need...

GENERAL Indiana means “the land of the Indians”. It is a US state, the capital is Indianapolis. The postal abbreviation of the state is IN. The residents of Indiana are called “Hoosier”. Nickname The...

GENERAL Iowa is the 29th state in the United States. Senators: Chuck Grassley, R (through January 2005); Tom Harkin, D (until Jan. 2009) Nickname The Hawkeye State Capital Des Moines Biggest town Des Moines...

GENERAL California (English California) is a US state in the western United States, bordering the Pacific Ocean, Oregon, Nevada, Arizona and the Mexican state of Baja California. The capital of California is Sacramento. The...

GENERAL Kansas is a sparsely populated US state with a population of almost 2.7 million, located in the Midwest. The capital is Topeka. Its name is derived from the word Kansa and means “people...

GENERAL Kentucky is counted to the southern states of the USA and joined the union as the 15th state. The name of the state of Kentucky comes from the Indian word of the Iroquois...

The state of Louisiana is located in the southern United States and lies on the Gulf of Mexico. It is a rather small state and is bordered by its neighboring states Arkansas, Mississippi and...

GENERAL Maine is a US state. It is probably named after the French landscape Maine, but perhaps the name is also a short form of Mainland (mainland). The postal abbreviation of the state is...

GENERAL Maryland is a US state on the Atlantic coast, part of the Capital Region, with about 5.4 million residents on 25,316 km². Its capital since 1694 is Annapolis. Nickname Old Line State; Free...