knowledge Administrative divisions
The United States is a federal republic whose first-level divisions are 50 states plus one federal district[1]. Below the state level are counties (or independent cities), then municipalities and neighborhoods[3].
Basic facts
- Division hierarchy: country -> state -> county -> city/town -> neighborhood
- States: 50; federal district: 1 (District of Columbia)[3]
- Counties: 3,143 (2023)[3]
- Capital: Washington, D.C.[1]
- Total area: about 9,833,520 km2[1]
- ISO 3166-1: US / USA[1]
Subdivisions
50 states and the federal district: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, 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, District of Columbia.
Territories: Puerto Rico, Guam, United States Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands.