The United States of America (USA) has 50 states. The US is the 4th largest country in the world. Washington D.C. is the capital of the United States of America (U.S.A). This article will share the list of 50 states in the USA and their respective capitals.
List of 50 US States and Their Capitals
The list of 50 US states and their capitals are given in the below table. The name given in the bracket is the capital of the given US state.
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Wyoming (Cheyenne) |
Wisconsin (Madison) |
West Virginia (Charleston) |
Washington (Olympia) |
Virginia (Richmond) |
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Vermont (Montpelier) |
Utah (Salt Lake City) |
Texas (Austin) |
Tennessee (Nashville) |
South Dakota (Pierre) |
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South Carolina (Columbia) |
Rhode Island (Providence) |
Pennsylvania (Harrisburg) |
Oregon (Salem) |
Oklahoma (Oklahoma City) |
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Ohio (Columbus) |
North Dakota (Bismarck) |
North Carolina (Rayleigh) |
New York (Albany) |
New Mexico (Santa Fe) |
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New Jersey (Trenton) |
New Hampshire (Concord) |
Nevada (Carson City) |
Nebraska (Lincoln) |
Montana (Helena) |
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Missouri (Jefferson City) |
Mississippi (Jackson) |
Minnesota (Saint Paul) |
Michigan (Lansing) |
Massachusetts (Boston) |
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Maryland (Annapolis) |
Maine (Augusta) |
Louisiana (Baton Rouge) |
Kentucky (Frankfort) |
Kansas (Topeka) |
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Iowa (Des Moines) |
Indiana (Indianapolis) |
Illinois (Springfield) |
Idaho (Boise) |
Hawaii (Honolulu) |
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Georgia (Atlanta) |
Florida (Tallahassee) |
Delaware (Dover) |
Connecticut (Hartford) |
Colorado (Denver) |
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California (Sacramento) |
Arkansas (Little Rock) |
Arizona (Phoenix) |
Alaska (Juneau) |
Alabama (Montgomery) |
United States of America (USA) – A Brief Overview
The United States of America (USA) is commonly known as the United States (U.S.). It is located in North America.
- The U.S. shares land boundaries with Mexico and Canada.
- Canada is located to the north of the U.S.
- Mexico is located to the south of the U.S.
- The U.S. shares maritime boundaries with Russia, Cuba, Bahamas, etc.
- Washington D.C. is the capital of the USA.
- New York city is the financial capital of the USA.
- New York city is also the most populous city in the USA.
- Currently the USA is the only country in the world which can be named a superpower, after the disintegration of the USSR.
- The USA is the world leader in finance, technology, and military prowess.
- More than 30% of the world’s wealth is held by the USA.
- The largest share of military spending is that of the USA.
- The USA is the world’s second-largest exporter and the world’s largest importer.
- The people of the USA enjoy a high quality of life.
- Many of the best educational institutions in the globe are found in the USA.
- The country is considered the melting pot of ethnicities and cultures due to centuries of migration.
- It is also one of the founding members of UNO, International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank, North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) and many other international institutions.
- The USA was on the winning side of the 1st World War and 2nd World War.
- It played a crucial role in attaining victory in the 2nd World War by building the world’s first nuclear bomb. Two important cities of Japan was bombed with nuclear bombs bringing an end to the war, and causing destruction on a scale that was not seen before.
