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== States ==
This is a catalog of sub divisions within or dependant to the USA.
*[[Alabama]]
*[[Alaska]]
*[[Arkansas]]
*[[Arizona]]
*[[California]]
*[[Colorado]]
*[[Connecticut]]
*[[Delaware]]
*[[Florida]]
*[[Georgia (U.S. State)|Georgia]]
*[[Hawaii]]
*[[Idaho]]
*[[Illinois]]
*[[Indiana]]
*[[Iowa]]
*[[Kansas]]
*[[Kentucky]]
*[[Louisiana]]
*[[Maine]]
*[[Maryland]]
*[[Massachussets]]
*[[Michigan]]
*[[Mississippi]]
*[[Missouri]]
*[[Minnesota]]
*[[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]]
*[[Virginia]]
*[[Washington]]
*[[West Virginia]]
*[[Wisconsin]]
*[[Wyoming]]


== Territories ==
==States==
*[[American Samoa]]
<table border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable">
*[[Baker, Howland, and Jarvis Islands]]
<tr>
*[[Guam]]
  <th>Name</th>
*[[Johnson Atoll]]
  <th>Capital</th>
*[[Kingman Reef]]
  <th>Date of Admission<br /> to the Union</th>
*[[Midway Island]]
  <th>Governor</th>
*[[Navassa Island]]
  <th>Senators</th>
*[[Northern Mariana Islands]]
  <th>Subdivisions</th>
*[[Palmyra Atoll]]
  <th>History</th>
*[[Puerto Rico]]
</tr>
*[[U.S. Virgin Islands]]
<tr>
*[[Wake Island]]
  <TD>[[Alabama]]</TD>
  <td>[[Montgomery]]</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <TD>[[History of Alabama]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[Alaska ]]</TD>
  <td>[[Juneau]]</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <TD>[[History of Alaska ]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[Arizona]]</TD>
  <td>[[Phoenix]]</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <TD>[[History of Arizona]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[Arkansas]]</TD>
  <td>[[Little Rock]]</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <TD>[[History of Arkansas]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[California]]</TD>
  <td>[[Sacramento]]</td>
  <td>September 9, 1850</td>
  <td>[[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] (Republican)</td>
  <td>[[Dianne Feinstein]] (Democrat)<br />
    [[Barbara Boxer]] (Democrat)</td>
  <td>[[Counties of California|58 counties]]</td>
  <TD>[[History of California]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[Colorado]]</TD>
  <td>[[Denver]]</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <TD>[[History of Colorado]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[Connecticut]]</TD>
  <td>[[New Haven]]</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <TD>[[History of Connecticut]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[Delaware]]</TD>
  <td>[[Dover]]</td>
  <td>7 December 1787</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <TD>[[History of Delaware]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[Florida]]</TD>
  <td>[[Tallahassee]]</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <TD>[[History of Florida]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[Georgia (U.S. State)|Georgia]]</TD>
  <td>[[Atlanta]]</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <TD>[[History of Georgia]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[Hawaii]]</TD>
  <td>[[Honolulu]]</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <TD>[[History of Hawaii]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[Idaho]]</TD>
  <td>[[Boise]]</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <TD>[[History of Idaho]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[Illinois]]</TD>
  <td>[[Springfield]]</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <TD>[[History of Illinois]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[Indiana]]</TD>
  <td>[[Indianapolis]]</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <TD>[[History of Indiana]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[Iowa]]</TD>
  <td>[[Des Moines]]</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <TD>[[History of Iowa]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[Kansas]]</TD>
  <td>[[Topeka]]</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <TD>[[History of Kansas]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[Kentucky]]</TD>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <TD>[[History of Kentucky]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[Louisiana]]</TD>
  <td>[[Baton Rouge]]</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <TD>[[History of Louisiana]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[Maine]]</TD>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <TD>[[History of Maine]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[Maryland]]</TD>
  <td>[[Annapolis]]</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <TD>[[History of Maryland]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[Massachusetts]]</TD>
  <td>[[Boston]]</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <TD>[[History of Massachusetts]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[Michigan]]</TD>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <TD>[[History of Michigan]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[Minnesota]]</TD>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <TD>[[History of Minnesota]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[Mississippi]]</TD>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <TD>[[History of Mississippi]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[Missouri]]</TD>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <TD>[[History of Missouri]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[Montana]]</TD>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <TD>[[History of Montana]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[Nebraska]]</TD>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <TD>[[History of Nebraska]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[Nevada]]</TD>
  <td>[[Carson City]]</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <TD>[[History of Nevada]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[New Hampshire]]</TD>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <TD>[[History of New Hampshire]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[New Jersey]]</TD>
  <td>Trenton</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <TD>[[History of New Jersey]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[New Mexico]]</TD>
  <td>Santa Fe</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <TD>[[History of New Mexico]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[New York]]</TD>
  <td>[[Albany]]</td>
  <td>July 26, 1788</td>
  <td>[[Eliot Spitzer]]</td>
  <td>[[Hillary Rodham Clinton]]<br />
    [[Charles E. Schumer]]</td>
  <td>[[Counties of New York State|62 Counties]]</td>
  <TD>[[History of New York]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[North Carolina]]</TD>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <TD>[[History of North Carolina]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[North Dakota]]</TD>
  <td>Bismark</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <TD>[[History of North Dakota]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[Ohio]]</TD>
  <td>Columbus</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <TD>[[History of Ohio]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[Oklahoma]]</TD>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <TD>[[History of Oklahoma]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[Oregon]]</TD>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <TD>[[History of Oregon]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[Pennsylvania]]</TD>
  <td>Harrisburg</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <TD>[[History of Pennsylvania]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[Rhode Island]]</TD>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
  <td>[[History of Rohe Island]] </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[South Carolina]]</TD>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <TD>[[History of South Carolina]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[South Dakota]]</TD>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <TD>[[History of South Dakota]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[Tennessee]]</TD>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <TD>[[History of Tennessee]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[Texas]]</TD>
  <td>[[Austin, Texas|Austin]]</td>
  <td>December 29, 1845</td>
  <td>[[Rick Perry]] (Republican)</td>
  <td>[[Kay Bailey Hutchison]] (Republican) <br /> [[John Cornyn]] (Republican)</td>
  <td>[[Counties of Texas|254 Counties]]</td>
  <TD>[[History of Texas]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[Utah]]</TD>
  <td>[[Salt Lake City]]</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <TD>[[History of Utah]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[Vermont]]</TD>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <TD>[[History of Vermont]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[Virginia]]</TD>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <TD>[[History of Virginia]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[Washington]]</TD>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <TD>[[History of Washington]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[West Virginia]]</TD>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <TD>[[History of West Virginia]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[Wisconsin]]</TD>
  <td>[[Madison]]</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <TD>[[History of Wisconsin]]</TD>
</tr>
<tr>
  <TD>[[Wyoming]]</TD>
  <td>[[Cheyenne]]</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <TD>[[History of Wyoming]]</TD>
</tr>
</table>
 
==Federal District==
<table border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable">
<tr>
  <th>Name</th>
  <th>Capital</th>
  <th>Date of Admission<br /> to the Union</th>
  <th>Mayor</th>
  <th>Senators</th>
  <th> - </th>
  <th>History</th>
</tr>
The capital city of the [[United States of America]] is a separate federal district and not part of any one State.
<tr>
  <td>[[District of Columbia]]</td>
  <td>[[Washington, D.C.]]</td>
  <td>July 26, 1788</td>
  <td>[[Adrian M. Fenty]] (Democrat)</td>
  <td>[[ ]]</td>
  <td>[[ ]]</td>
  <td>[[History of the District of Columbia]]</td>
</tr>
</table>
 
==Unincorporated territories==
The following Territories belong to the United States of America. They do not belong to any one State. These islands are inhabited.
<table border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable">
<tr>
  <th>Name</th>
  <th>Capital</th>
  <th>Govenor</th>
  <th>Population</th>
  <th>Geography</th>
  <th>History</th>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td>[[American Samoa]]</td>
  <td>[[Pago Pago]] (Capital)<br />[[Fagatogo]] (Seat of Government)</td>
  <td>[[Togiola Tulafono]]</td>
  <td>[[ ]]</td>
  <td>[[ ]]</td>
  <td>[[ ]]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td>[[Guam]]</td>
  <td>[[Hagåtña]]</td>
  <td>[[Felix Perez Camacho]] (Republican)</td>
  <td>[[ ]]</td>
  <td>[[ ]]</td>
  <td>[[ ]]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td>[[Northern Mariana Islands]]</td>
  <td>[[ ]]</td>
  <td>[[ ]] ( )</td>
  <td>[[ ]]</td>
  <td>[[ ]]</td>
  <td>[[ ]]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td>[[Puerto Rico]]</td>
  <td>[[ ]]</td>
  <td>[[ ]] ( )</td>
  <td>[[ ]]</td>
  <td>[[ ]]</td>
  <td>[[ ]]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td>[[U.S. Virgin Islands]]</td>
  <td>[[ ]]</td>
  <td>[[ ]] ( )</td>
  <td>[[ ]]</td>
  <td>[[ ]]</td>
  <td>[[ ]]</td>
</tr>
</table>
 
==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<ref>{{cite web||title=Quick Facts about Midway Atoll|url=http://www.fws.gov/midway/intro/facts.html|publisher=Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge|date=August 22 2002|accessdate=2007-05-07}}</ref> these islands are uninhabited.
*Baker Island
*Howland Island
*Jarvis Island
*Johnston Atoll
*Kingman Reef
*Midway Atoll
*Navassa Island
*Palmyra Atoll
*Wake Island
 
== References ==
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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         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       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         History of Iowa
Kansas Topeka         History of Kansas
Kentucky           History of Kentucky
Louisiana Baton Rouge         History of Louisiana
Maine           History of Maine
Maryland Annapolis         History of Maryland
Massachusetts Boston         History of Massachusetts
Michigan           History of Michigan
Minnesota           History of Minnesota
Mississippi           History of Mississippi
Missouri           History of Missouri
Montana           History of Montana
Nebraska           History of Nebraska
Nevada Carson City         History of Nevada
New Hampshire           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           History of North Carolina
North Dakota Bismark         History of North Dakota
Ohio Columbus         History of Ohio
Oklahoma           History of Oklahoma
Oregon           History of Oregon
Pennsylvania Harrisburg         History of Pennsylvania
Rhode Island           History of Rohe Island
South Carolina           History of South Carolina
South Dakota           History of South Dakota
Tennessee           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           History of Vermont
Virginia           History of Virginia
Washington           History of Washington
West Virginia           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 Felix Perez Camacho (Republican) [[ ]] [[ ]] [[ ]]
Northern Mariana Islands [[ ]] [[ ]] ( ) [[ ]] [[ ]] [[ ]]
Puerto Rico [[ ]] [[ ]] ( ) [[ ]] [[ ]] [[ ]]
U.S. Virgin Islands [[ ]] [[ ]] ( ) [[ ]] [[ ]] [[ ]]

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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