Its constitution is longer than that of any other state or any nation in the world - by a wide margin.
Partly situated in the Eastern Hemisphere.
Has the largest state capital in the USA (by population).
A law of 1881 specified how its name should be pronounced - in particular, that the final letter should be silent.
Has both the highest and the lowest points in the continental USA.
First state to legalize marijuana for medicinal and recreational uses.
Includes the southern-most point in New England.
First state to ratify the United States constitution.
The 'flattest' state (has the smallest difference between its highest and lowest points).
Shares its name with a country on the Black Sea.
Was ruled by a monarch until 1893.
Has the shortest land border with Canada.
Includes the eastern terminus of the historic Route 66.
Smallest of the states that border the Great Lakes (by area).
Its east and west borders are formed entirely by rivers.
Includes the geographic center of the continental USA.
Has the largest known cave system in the world.
Named for a monarch who was neither English nor British.
Includes the eastern-most point of the continental USA.
Has a narrow 'waist' - less than two miles from north to south - between two of its neighboring states.
Most populous of the New England states.
Shares its name with one of the Great Lakes.
Includes the only point in the continental USA that lies north of the 49th parallel.
Birthplace of Elvis Presley.
Gave its name to the naval vessel on which the Japanese surrender was signed in 1945.
Largest of the 48 contiguous states that border Canada (by area).
Has a unicameral legislature.
Only state west of the Mississippi to be admitted to the Union during the Civil War.
Smallest of the states that border Canada (by area).
Most densely populated state.
Largest of the 'Four Corner' states (by area).
Was overtaken by California as the most populous state during the 1960s.
Includes the site of the Wright Brothers' first sustained powered flight.
Has a state capital named for a German statesman.
Has a non-rectangular state flag.
Has a capital whose name is the name of the state plus 'City'.
Has the deepest lake in the USA.
The only one of the original 13 states that does not have a shoreline on the Atlantic Ocean.
Smallest state (by area).
First of the Confederate states to secede from the Union.
Includes the geographic center of the entire USA (including Alaska and Hawaii).
Last state to be admitted to the Union in the 18th Century.
Largest of the states that border Mexico (by area).
Has a three-word state capital.
First state to be admitted to the Union after the original 13.
Of the original 13 states, the first to have been established as a British colony.
Includes the western-most point of the continental USA.
Lies entirely within the Appalachian Region.
Was overtaken by California as the USA's biggest milk producer in the 1990s - but still leads on cheese.
Least populous state.
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