states

[muffinwomen]

how many states are there in america and what are they?

[JohnPPotts]

50 - Growing from an original 13 at independence on the Eastern Seaboard to 50 over the next 200 years. The 50th, Hawaii, was added in the 1950s.

[Horse]

And they are..... alabama alaska arizona arkansas california colorado connecticut delaware district of columbia 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 washington west virginia wisconsin wyoming

[coldfuse]

Information on the 50 states may be found at http://www.50states.com/

[karstdejong]

You would sometimes here reference to the 51st state of America - which indicated the UK. Esp. during the thatcher years. I believe there is a film with this name. Actually Puerto Rice derves that title more then the UK - but that is another (delicate) issue.