United States

The United States of America (USA) is a country in North America consisting of 50 states and several outlying territories.

‘American’ commonly refers to a person, place, thing, or idea that originated from the United States.

State	Capital	Nickname	Other Major Cities
Alabama	Montgomery	The Yellowhammer State The Heart of Dixie, The Cotton State	Huntsville
Alaska	Juneau	The Last Frontier	Anchorage
Arizona	Phoenix	The Grand Canyon State, The Copper State, The Valentine State
Arkansas	Little Rock	The Natural State, Land of Opportunity
California	Sacramento	The Golden State	Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco
Colorado	Denver	The Centennial State
Connecticut	Hartford	The Constitution State, The Nutmeg State, The Provisions State	Bridgeport
Delaware	Dover	The First State, The Small Wonder, Blue Hen State, Diamond State	Wilmington
Florida	Tallahassee	Sunshine State	Jacksonville, Miami
Georgia	Atlanta	Peach State, Empire State of the South
Hawaii	Honolulu	The Aloha State, Paradise of the Pacific, The 808 State
Idaho	Boise	The Gem State, The Potato State
Illinois	Springfield	Land of Lincoln, Prairie State, The Inland Empire State	Chicago
Indiana	Indianapolis	The Hoosier State
Iowa	Des Moines	Hawkeye State
Kansas	Topeka	The Sunflower State, The Wheat State, America’s Heartland	Wichita
Kentucky	Frankfort	The Bluegrass State	Louisville
Louisiana	Baton Rouge	Pelican State, Bayou State, Creole State, The Boot	New Orleans
Maine	Augusta	The Pine Tree State, Vacationland	Portland
Maryland	Annapolis	Old Line State, Free State, Little America	Baltimore
Massachusetts	Boston	The Bay State, The Pilgrim State, The Baked Bean State
Michigan	Lansing	The Great Lakes State, The Wolverine State	Detroit
Minnesota	Saint Paul	North Star State, Gopher State, Land of 10,000 Lakes	Minneapolis
Mississippi	Jackson	The Magnolia State, The Hospitality State
Missouri	Jefferson City	Show Me State, Cave State, Mother of the West	Kansas City, St. Louis
Montana	Helena	Big Sky Country, The Treasure State	Billings
Nebraska	Lincoln	The Cornhusker State	Omaha
Nevada	Carson City	The Silver State	Las Vegas, Reno
New Hampshire	Concord	Granite State, White Mountain State
New Jersey	Trenton	The Garden State	Newark
New Mexico	Santa Fe	The Land of Enchantment	Albuquerque
New York	Albany	The Empire State	New York City
North Carolina	Raleigh	The Tarheel State	Charlotte
North Dakota	Bismarck	Peace Garden State, Roughrider State, Flickertail State	Fargo
Ohio	Columbus	The Buckeye State, Birthplace of Aviation	Cincinnati, Cleveland
Oklahoma	Oklahoma City	Native America, Land of the Red Man, Sooner State
Oregon	Salem	The Beaver State	Portland
Pennsylvania	Harrisburg	Keystone State, Quaker State	Philadelphia
Rhode Island	Providence	The Ocean State
South Carolina	Columbia	The Palmetto State	Charleston
South Dakota	Pierre	The Mount Rushmore State	Sioux Falls
Tennessee	Nashville	The Volunteer State
Texas	Austin	The Lone Star State	Dallas, Houston
Utah	Salt Lake City	Beehive State, The Mormon State, Deseret
Vermont	Montpelier	The Green Mountain State	Burlington
Virginia	Richmond	Old Dominion, Mother of Presidents	Virginia Beach
Washington	Olympia	The Evergreen State	Seattle
West Virginia	Charleston	Mountain State
Wisconsin	Madison	Badger State, America’s Dairyland	Milwaukee
Wyoming	Cheyenne	Equality State

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