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Contiguous United States, the Glossary

The contiguous United States (officially the conterminous United States) consists of the 48 adjoining U.S. states and the District of Columbia of the United States of America in central North America.^[1]

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Admission to the Union

Admission to the Union is provided by the Admissions Clause of the United States Constitution in Article IV, Section 3, Clause 1, which authorizes the United States Congress to admit new states into the Union beyond the thirteen states that already existed when the Constitution came into effect.

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Alabama

Alabama is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.

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Alaska

Alaska is a non-contiguous U.S. state on the northwest extremity of North America. Contiguous United States and Alaska are northern America.

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Alburgh (town), Vermont

Alburgh (formerly Alburg) is a town in Grand Isle County, Vermont, United States, founded in 1781 by Ira Allen.

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Aleutian Islands

The Aleutian Islands (Unangam Tanangin, "land of the Aleuts"; possibly from the Chukchi aliat, or "island")—also called the Aleut Islands, Aleutic Islands, or, before 1867, the Catherine Archipelago—are a chain of 14 main, larger volcanic islands and 55 smaller ones.

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American Samoa

American Samoa is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the Polynesia region of the South Pacific Ocean.

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Arizona

Arizona (Hoozdo Hahoodzo; Alĭ ṣonak) is a landlocked state in the Southwestern region of the United States.

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Arkansas

Arkansas is a landlocked state in the West South Central region of the Southern United States.

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Asia

Asia is the largest continent in the world by both land area and population.

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Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands.

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Barrier island

Barrier islands are a coastal landform, a type of dune system and sand island, where an area of sand has been formed by wave and tidal action parallel to the mainland coast.

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Brazil

Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest and easternmost country in South America and Latin America.

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British Columbia

British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada.

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California

California is a state in the Western United States, lying on the American Pacific Coast.

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Canada

Canada is a country in North America. Contiguous United States and Canada are northern America.

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Caribbean

The Caribbean (el Caribe; les Caraïbes; de Caraïben) is a subregion of the Americas that includes the Caribbean Sea and its islands, some of which are surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some of which border both the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean; the nearby coastal areas on the mainland are sometimes also included in the region.

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Caribbean Sea

The Caribbean Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean in the tropics of the Western Hemisphere.

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Channel Islands (California)

The Channel Islands are an eight-island archipelago located within the Southern California Bight in the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of California.

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China

China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia.

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Colorado

Colorado (other variants) is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States.

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Connecticut

Connecticut is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States.

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Delaware

Delaware is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern region of the United States.

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East Coast of the United States

The East Coast of the United States, also known as the Eastern Seaboard, the Atlantic Coast, and the Atlantic Seaboard, is the region encompassing the coastline where the Eastern United States meets the Atlantic Ocean.

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Elm Point, Minnesota

Elm Point, Minnesota, is a small uninhabited cape and a practical exclave of the United States in Lake Township, Roseau County, Minnesota, United States.

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Florida

Florida is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.

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Florida Keys

The Florida Keys are a coral cay archipelago off the southern coast of Florida, forming the southernmost part of the continental United States.

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General Services Administration

The General Services Administration (GSA) is an independent agency of the United States government established in 1949 to help manage and support the basic functioning of federal agencies.

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Geographic contiguity

Geographic contiguity is the characteristic in geography of political or geographical land divisions, as a group, not being interrupted by other land or water.

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Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia, officially the State of Georgia, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.

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Great-circle distance

The great-circle distance, orthodromic distance, or spherical distance is the distance between two points on a sphere, measured along the great-circle arc between them.

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Guam

Guam (Guåhan) is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States in the Micronesia subregion of the western Pacific Ocean.

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Guilford Press

Guilford Press or Guilford Publications, Inc. is a New York City-based independent publisher founded in 1973 that specializes in publishing books and journals in psychology, psychiatry, the behavioral sciences, education, geography, and research methods.

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Gulf Coast of the United States

The Gulf Coast of the United States, also known as the Gulf South or the South Coast, is the coastline along the Southern United States where they meet the Gulf of Mexico.

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Hawaii

Hawaii (Hawaii) is an island state of the United States, in the Pacific Ocean about southwest of the U.S. mainland.

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Hawaiian Islands

The Hawaiian Islands (Hawaiian: Mokupuni Hawai‘i) are an archipelago of eight major volcanic islands, several atolls, and numerous smaller islets in the North Pacific Ocean, extending some from the island of Hawaiʻi in the south to northernmost Kure Atoll.

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Historical regions of the United States

The territory of the United States and its overseas possessions has evolved over time, from the colonial era to the present day.

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Hyder, Alaska

Hyder is a census-designated place in Prince of Wales–Hyder Census Area, Alaska, United States.

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Idaho

Idaho is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States.

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Illinois

Illinois is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States.

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Indiana

Indiana is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States.

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Insular area

In the law of the United States, an insular area is a U.S.-associated jurisdiction that is not part of a U.S. state or the District of Columbia.

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Iowa

Iowa is a doubly landlocked state in the upper Midwestern region of the United States.

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Kansas

Kansas is a landlocked state in the Midwestern region of the United States.

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Kentucky

Kentucky, officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States.

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List of countries and dependencies by area

This is a list of the world's countries and their dependencies by land, water, and total area, ranked by total area.

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List of extreme points of the United States

This is a list of points in the United States that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location in the country.

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List of islands of the United States by area

This is a list of islands of the United States, as ordered by area.

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Long Island

Long Island is a populous island east of Manhattan in southeastern New York state, constituting a significant share of the New York metropolitan area in both population and land area.

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Louisiana

Louisiana (Louisiane; Luisiana; Lwizyàn) is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States.

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Maine

Maine is a state in the New England region of the United States, and the northeasternmost state in the Lower 48.

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Mainland

Mainland is defined as "relating to or forming the main part of a country or continent, not including the islands around it." The term is often politically, economically and/or demographically more significant than politically associated remote territories, such as exclaves or oceanic islands situated outside the continental shelf. Contiguous United States and Mainland are metropolitan or continental parts of states.

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Maryland

Maryland is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States.

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Massachusetts

Massachusetts (script), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States.

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Metropolitan France

Metropolitan France (France métropolitaine or la Métropole), also known as European France, is the area of France which is geographically in Europe. Contiguous United States and Metropolitan France are metropolitan or continental parts of states.

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Miami

Miami, officially the City of Miami, is a coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida and the seat of Miami-Dade County in South Florida.

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Michigan

Michigan is a state in the Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest region of the United States.

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Midway Atoll

Midway Atoll (colloquial: Midway Islands; translation; label) is a atoll in the North Pacific Ocean.

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Minnesota

Minnesota is a state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States.

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Mississippi

Mississippi is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.

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Missouri

Missouri is a landlocked state in the Midwestern region of the United States.

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Montana

Montana is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States.

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National Geographic

National Geographic (formerly The National Geographic Magazine, sometimes branded as NAT GEO) is an American monthly magazine published by National Geographic Partners.

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (abbreviated as NOAA) is a US scientific and regulatory agency charged with forecasting weather, monitoring oceanic and atmospheric conditions, charting the seas, conducting deep-sea exploration, and managing fishing and protection of marine mammals and endangered species in the US exclusive economic zone.

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Nebraska

Nebraska is a triply landlocked state in the Midwestern region of the United States.

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Nevada

Nevada is a landlocked state in the Western region of the United States.

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New Hampshire

New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States.

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New Jersey

New Jersey is a state situated within both the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States.

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New Mexico

New Mexico (Nuevo MéxicoIn Peninsular Spanish, a spelling variant, Méjico, is also used alongside México. According to the Diccionario panhispánico de dudas by Royal Spanish Academy and Association of Academies of the Spanish Language, the spelling version with J is correct; however, the spelling with X is recommended, as it is the one that is used in Mexican Spanish.; Yootó Hahoodzo) is a state in the Southwestern region of the United States.

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New York (state)

New York, also called New York State, is a state in the Northeastern United States.

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North America

North America is a continent in the Northern and Western Hemispheres.

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North Carolina

North Carolina is a state in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.

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North Dakota

North Dakota is a landlocked U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the indigenous Dakota Sioux.

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Northern Mariana Islands

The Northern Mariana Islands, officially the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI; Sankattan Siha Na Islas Mariånas; Commonwealth Téél Falúw kka Efáng llól Marianas), is an unincorporated territory and commonwealth of the United States consisting of 14 islands in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.

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Northwest Angle

The Northwest Angle, known simply as the Angle by locals, and coextensive with Angle Township, is a pene-exclave of northern Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota.

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Numbered Air Force

A Numbered Air Force (NAF) is a type of organization in the United States Air Force that is subordinate to a major command (MAJCOM) and has assigned to it operational units such as wings, squadrons, and groups.

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Ohio

Ohio is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States.

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Oklahoma

Oklahoma (Choctaw: Oklahumma) is a state in the South Central region of the United States.

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Oregon

Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.

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Pacific Ocean

The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions.

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Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania Dutch), is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States.

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Point Roberts, Washington

Point Roberts is a pene-exclave of Washington on the southernmost tip of the Tsawwassen peninsula, south of Vancouver, British Columbia.

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Polynesia

Polynesia is a subregion of Oceania, made up of more than 1,000 islands scattered over the central and southern Pacific Ocean.

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Provinces and territories of Canada

Canada has ten provinces and three territories that are sub-national administrative divisions under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Constitution.

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Puerto Rico

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Rhode Island

Rhode Island (pronounced "road") is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States.

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Russia

Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia.

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San Juan Islands

The San Juan Islands is an archipelago in the Pacific Northwest of the United States between the U.S. state of Washington and Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.

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South Carolina

South Carolina is a state in the coastal Southeastern region of the United States.

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South Dakota

South Dakota (Sioux: Dakȟóta itókaga) is a landlocked state in the North Central region of the United States.

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Stateside Puerto Ricans

Stateside Puerto Ricans (Puertorriqueños en Estados Unidos), also ambiguously known as Puerto Rican Americans (puertorriqueño-americanos, puertorriqueño-estadounidenses), or Puerto Ricans in the United States, are Puerto Ricans who are in the United States proper of the 50 states and the District of Columbia who were born in or trace any family ancestry to the unincorporated US territory of Puerto Rico.

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Stateside Virgin Islanders

Stateside Virgin Islanders are West Indian Americans who hold US citizenship and who have migrated from the U.S. Virgin Islands to the continental United States and Hawaii, and their descendants.

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Tennessee

Tennessee, officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States.

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Territories of the United States

Territories of the United States are sub-national administrative divisions overseen by the federal government of the United States.

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Texas

Texas (Texas or Tejas) is the most populous state in the South Central region of the United States.

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U.S. state

In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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United States Army Air Forces

The United States Army Air Forces (USAAF or AAF) was the major land-based aerial warfare service component of the United States Army and de facto aerial warfare service branch of the United States during and immediately after World War II (1941–1947).

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United States Board on Geographic Names

The United States Board on Geographic Names (BGN) is a federal body operating under the United States Secretary of the Interior.

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United States Department of Defense

The United States Department of Defense (DoD, USDOD, or DOD) is an executive branch department of the federal government of the United States charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the U.S. government directly related to national security and the United States Armed Forces.

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United States Virgin Islands

The United States Virgin Islands, officially the Virgin Islands of the United States, are a group of Caribbean islands and an unincorporated and organized territory of the United States.

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Utah

Utah is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States.

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Vermont

Vermont is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States.

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Virginia

Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains.

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Washington (state)

Washington, officially the State of Washington, is the westernmost state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.

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Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States.

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West Coast of the United States

The West Coast of the United Statesalso known as the Pacific Coast, and the Western Seaboardis the coastline along which the Western United States meets the North Pacific Ocean.

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West Virginia

West Virginia is a landlocked state in the Southern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.

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Wisconsin

Wisconsin is a state in the Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest of the United States.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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Wyoming

Wyoming is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States.

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2020 United States census

The 2020 United States census was the 24th decennial United States census.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contiguous_United_States

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Metropolitan or continental parts of states

Northern America

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