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Revision as of 18:06, 7 June 2007

This is a catalog of sub divisions within or dependant to the USA.

States

Name Capital Date of Admission
to the Union		 Governor Senators Subdivisions History
Alabama Montgomery         History of Alabama
Alaska Juneau 3 January 1959     16 Boroughs (including Municipality of Anchorage) and Unorganized Borough, administered directly by the state. History of Alaska
Arizona Phoenix         History of Arizona
Arkansas Little Rock         History of Arkansas
California Sacramento September 9, 1850 Arnold Schwarzenegger (Republican) Dianne Feinstein (Democrat)
Barbara Boxer (Democrat)		 58 counties History of California
Colorado Denver         History of Colorado
Connecticut New Haven         History of Connecticut
Delaware Dover 7 December 1787     3 counties History of Delaware
Florida Tallahassee         History of Florida
Georgia Atlanta         History of Georgia
Hawaii Honolulu         History of Hawaii
Idaho Boise         History of Idaho
Illinois Springfield         History of Illinois
Indiana Indianapolis         History of Indiana
Iowa Des Moines       99 counties History of Iowa
Kansas Topeka         History of Kansas
Kentucky Frankfort         History of Kentucky
Louisiana Baton Rouge         History of Louisiana
Maine Augusta         History of Maine
Maryland Annapolis         History of Maryland
Massachusetts Boston         History of Massachusetts
Michigan Lansing         History of Michigan
Minnesota St. Paul         History of Minnesota
Mississippi Jackson         History of Mississippi
Missouri Jefferson City         History of Missouri
Montana Helena         History of Montana
Nebraska Lincoln         History of Nebraska
Nevada Carson City         History of Nevada
New Hampshire Concord         History of New Hampshire
New Jersey Trenton         History of New Jersey
New Mexico Santa Fe         History of New Mexico
New York Albany July 26, 1788 Eliot Spitzer Hillary Rodham Clinton
Charles E. Schumer		 62 Counties History of New York
North Carolina Raleigh         History of North Carolina
North Dakota Bismark         History of North Dakota
Ohio Columbus         History of Ohio
Oklahoma Oklahoma City         History of Oklahoma
Oregon Salem         History of Oregon
Pennsylvania Harrisburg         History of Pennsylvania
Rhode Island Providence         History of Rohe Island
South Carolina Columbia         History of South Carolina
South Dakota Pierre         History of South Dakota
Tennessee Nashville         History of Tennessee
Texas Austin December 29, 1845 Rick Perry (Republican) Kay Bailey Hutchison (Republican)
John Cornyn (Republican)		 254 Counties History of Texas
Utah Salt Lake City         History of Utah
Vermont Montpellier         History of Vermont
Virginia Richmond         History of Virginia
Washington Olympia         History of Washington
West Virginia Charleston         History of West Virginia
Wisconsin Madison         History of Wisconsin
Wyoming Cheyenne         History of Wyoming

Federal District

The capital city of the United States of America is a separate federal district and not part of any one State.
Name Capital Date of Admission
to the Union		 Mayor Senators - History
District of Columbia Washington, D.C. July 26, 1788 Adrian M. Fenty (Democrat) [[ ]] [[ ]] History of the District of Columbia

Unincorporated territories

The following Territories belong to the United States of America. They do not belong to any one State. These islands are inhabited.

Name Capital Govenor Population Geography History
American Samoa Pago Pago (Capital)
Fagatogo (Seat of Government)		 Togiola Tulafono [[ ]] [[ ]] [[ ]]
Guam Hagåtña (Agana) Felix Perez Camacho (Republican) [[ ]] [[ ]] [[ ]]
Northern Mariana Islands [[ ]] [[ ]] ( ) [[ ]] [[ ]] [[ ]]
Puerto Rico San Juan [[ ]] ( ) [[ ]] [[ ]] [[ ]]
U.S. Virgin Islands Charlotte Amalie [[ ]] ( ) [[ ]] [[ ]] [[ ]]

Outlying Islands

The following Territories belong to the United States of America. They do not belong to any one State. Except for the Military Garrison on Wake and US Government employees on Midway[1] these islands are uninhabited.

  • Baker Island
  • Howland Island
  • Jarvis Island
  • Johnston Atoll
  • Kingman Reef
  • Midway Atoll
  • Navassa Island
  • Palmyra Atoll
  • Wake Island

References

  1. ↑ Quick Facts about Midway Atoll. Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge (August 22 2002). Retrieved on 2007-05-07.
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