How many states are there in the United States? Fifty-six

The United States of America consists of 50 states, 65,438+0 special administrative regions (Washington, D.C.), 5 islands-free states and more than a dozen other offshore islands.

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The United States Census Bureau divides the country into nine regions, while geographers usually divide the United States into seven regions, nine regions or ten regions. They are not real administrative divisions, but they have certain influence on American administration, so they are often listed in administrative divisions.

1. New England includes Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, Connecticut and Massachusetts. Major cities: Boston, New Haven, Providence, Manchester, Augustine. Main attractions: Plymouth Harbor, Boston Park, Walden Lake, Lexington, Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Yale University.

2. The mid-Atlantic region includes New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and Washington, D.C. Major cities: Philadelphia, new york City, Pittsburgh, Richmond, Baltimore, Washington, D.C., Charleston, Buffalo and Virginia Beach. Main attractions: Niagara Falls, Statue of Liberty, Empire State Building, Metropolitan Museum, Central Park, Washington Museum Group, Lincoln Memorial, White House, Arlington Mountain, Waterfall Villa, Baltimore Harbor, Jamestown, Blue Mountain, Gettysburg, Princeton University, Independence Bell, College of William and Mary, University of Virginia.

3. Southeast region includes states: North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. Major cities: Charlotte, Atlanta, Columbia, Savannah, Jacksonville, Tampa, Miami and Orlando. Major attractions: Orlando Disney, Universal Studios Orlando, Miami Beach, Charleston, South Carolina, Tampa Beach, key west City and Wushan National Park.

The upper Mississippi River (Great Lakes) includes Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin. Major cities: Detroit, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Milwaukee and Grand Rapids. Main attractions: Great Lakes, Huayan National Park, Marquette National Memorial, Chicago City View, University of Chicago.

5. Southern States: Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas and Louisiana. Major cities: Little Rock, Nashville, Memphis and New Orleans. Main attractions: Nashville Music City, Tennessee Valley, Mississippi Delta, Si Tong River Battlefield, Mel Rosner National Park.

6. Midwest (Great Plains) States: Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, South Dakota and North Dakota. Major cities: Kansas City, Minneapolis, St. Louis, Oklahoma City, Lincoln, Bismarck. Main attractions: President's Head Mountain, Corn Field, Guanshi National Memorial Park, Wind Tunnel National Park, Daohe Indian Village, Agert Fossil Area and St. Louis Arch.

7. Rocky Mountain States: Montana, Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah. Major cities: Salt Lake City, Las Vegas, Reno and Denver. Main attractions: Yellowstone National Park, grand teton national park, Great Salt Lake, Mormon Church, Jackson Town, Las Vegas City Landscape, Rocky Mountain National Park, Bryce Canyon National Park, Zion National Park, arches national park and Lake Tahoe.

8. Pacific States: Washington, Oregon and California. Major cities: Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego. Main attractions: Mount Rainier, Mount Olympia, Crater Lake National Park, Yosemite National Park, Golden Gate Bridge, coronado Military Port in San Diego, Cape Loma and Stanford University.

9. Southwest China: Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. Major cities: Phoenix, Santa Fe, Dallas, Houston. Attractions: Gulf of Mexico, Space City.

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Presentation by the United States of America:

United States of America (English: United States), referred to as "United States" for short, is a federal constitutional country composed of Washington, D.C., 50 states, Guam and many other overseas territories. Its main part is located in central North America. The original version of the CIA World Survey ranged from 1989 to 1996, with a total area of 9.373 million square kilometers.

1997 was revised to 9.834 million square kilometers (plus the Great Lakes and coastal waters such as estuaries, harbors and inland seas under the sovereignty of the United States) with a population of 320 million. It is an immigrant country with a common English. From 186 1 to 1865, the American Civil War broke out. Abraham lincoln led the free states in the north to defeat the slave states in the south. Since then, the United States has ended "one country, two systems" and started to implement liberal capitalism in an all-round way, and embarked on the road of rapid development.

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Administrative divisions of the United States-Baidu Encyclopedia? United States of America-Baidu Encyclopedia