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Population : 295,734,134 (July 2005) Median age: 36.27 years Fertility rate: 2.08 children/woman(04) Currency: US Dollar (USD) GDP per capita: PPP $41,800 (2005) Population below poverty line: 12% Labor force - by occupation: Agriculture 1%, Industry 20.7%, Services 78.3% Source : CIA Factbook |
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The National Flag of United States
Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the original 13 as the nation expanded across the North American continent and acquired a number of overseas possessions. The two most traumatic experiences in the nation's history were the Civil War (1861-65) and the Great Depression of the 1930s. Buoyed by victories in World Wars I and II and the end of the Cold War in 1991, the US remains the world's most powerful nation state. The economy is marked by steady growth, low unemployment and inflation, and rapid advances in technology. |
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Alabama Total Area: 52,419mi^2 (135,765km^2) Location: United States -- 
State Flag:
Crimson St. Andrew's cross on a white field, patterned after the
Confederate Battle Flag, and adopted in 1895. The bars forming the
cross must not be less than six inches broad and must extend
diagonally across the flag from side to side.
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Alaska Total Area: 663,266mi^2 (1,717,854km^2) Location: United States -- 
State Flag:
Alaska adopted the flag for official state use in 1959. The blue
field represents the sky, the sea, and mountain lakes, as well as
Alaska's wildflowers. Emblazoned on the flag are eight gold stars:
seven from the constellation Ursa Major, or the Big Dipper. The
eighth being the North Star, representing the northern most state.
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Arizona Total Area: 113,998mi^2 (295,254km^2) Location: United States -- 
State Flag:
The 13 rays of red and gold on the top half of the flag represent both
the 13 original colonies of the Union, and the rays of the Western
setting sun. Red and gold were also the colors carried by Coronado's
Spanish expedition in search of the Seven Cities of Cibola in 1540.
The bottom half of the flag has the same Liberty blue as the United
States flag. Since Arizona was the largest producer of copper in the
nation, a copper star was placed in the flag's center.
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Arkansas Total Area: 53,179mi^2 (137,732km^2) Location: United States -- 
State Flag:
A diamond on a red field represents the only place in North America
where diamonds have been discovered and mined. The twenty-five white
stars around the diamond mean that Arkansas was the twenty-fifth state
to join the Union. The top of four stars in the center represents that
Arkansas was a member of the Confederate States during the Civil War.
The other three stars represent Spain, France and the United States,
countries that had earlier ruled the land that includes Arkansas.
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California Total Area: 163,696mi^2 (423,970km^2) Location: United States Death Valley is a land of extremes. It is one of the hottest places on the surface of the Earth with summer temperatures averaging well over 100 degrees Fahrenheit. At 282 feet below the level of the sea, it is the lowest place in the western hemisphere. It is the driest place in North America with an average rainfall of only 1.96 inches a year. 
State Flag:
Historic Bear Flag raised at Sonoma on June 14, 1846, by a group of
American settlers in revolt against Mexican rule. The flag was designed
by William Todd on a piece of new unbleached cotton. The star imitated
the lone star of Texas. A grizzly bear represented the many bears seen
in the state. The word, "California Republic" was placed beneath the
star and bear. It was adopted by the 1911 State Legislature as the
State Flag.
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Colorado Total Area: 104,094mi^2 (269,601km^2) Location: United States The majestic rocky mountains in Colorado 
State Flag:
The flag consists of three alternate stripes of equal width and at right angles to the staff, the two outer stripes to be blue of the same color as in the blue field of the national flag and the middle stripe to be white, the proportion of the flag being a width of two-thirds of its length. At a distance from the staff end of the
flag of one fifth of the total length of the flag there is a circular red C, of the same color as the red in the national flag of the United States. The diameter of the letter is two-thirds of the width of the flag. The inner line of the opening of the letter C is three-fourths of the width of its body or bar, and the outer
line of the opening is double the length of the inner line thereof. Completely filling the open space inside the letter C is a golden disk, attached to the flag is a cord of gold and silver, intertwined, with tassels, one of gold and one of silver.
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Colorado Total Area: 104,094mi^2 (269,601km^2) Location: United States The Grand Canyon is a great chasm 6 miles across, 1 mile down, carved over 6 million years by the colorado river through the rocks of the Colorado Plateau. Awe-inspiring views place it as one of the earth's natural wonders. |
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Connecticut Total Area: 5,543mi^2 (14,357km^2) Location: United States Nathan Hale Schoolhouse 
State Flag:
On a field of azure blue is an ornamental white shield with three
grapevines, each bearing three bunches of purple grapes. The states
motto "He who Transplanted Sustains Us" is displayed on a white
ribbon. The vines stand for the first settlements of English people
who began to move from Massachusetts in the 1630's. These settlements
were thought of as grapevines that had been transplanted.
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Connecticut Location: United States Gillette Castle State Park Nestled in this lushly wooded state park is the estate of the late William Gillette (d. 1937), who became rich by writing and performing 12 Sherlock Holmes plays. Completed in 1923, this mansion has some exquisite architecture and the grounds had a 3 mile railroad circuit complete with two working trains and train station. His royalty checks were $300,000.0. He met Sir Arthur Conan Doyle who gave him permission to write the Sherlock Holmes plays. |
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Delaware Total Area: 2,489mi^2 (6,447km^2) Location: United States A picture of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. 
State Flag:
Adopted on July 24, 1913, the Delaware state flag has a background
of colonial blue surrounding a diamond of buff color in which the
coat of arms of the state is placed. Below the diamond are the words
"December 7, 1787," indicating the day on which Delaware was the first
state to ratify the United States constitution. Because of this
action, Delaware became the first state in the Union, and is,
therefore, accorded the first position in such national events as
presidential inaugurations. According to members of the original
commission established to design the flag, the shades of buff and
colonial blue represent those of the uniform of General George
Washington. Inside the diamond, the flag recognizes the importance
of commerce {the ship} and agriculture {wheat, corn, the ox and
the farmer} to the state. Tribute is also paid to the Revolutionary
War Soldiers. The words in the banner read Liberty and Independence.
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Florida Total Area: 65,755mi^2 (170,304km^2) Location: United States Cape Canaveral in Florida, the Launchpoint for spaceships. 
State Flag:
On a white field emblazoned with a red X and the state seal, Florida's
flag represents the land of sunshine, flowers, palm trees, rivers
and lakes. The seal features a brilliant sun, a cabbage palmetto tree,
a steamboat sailing and a Native American Seminole woman scattering flowers.
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Florida Location: United States The southernmost point in the US, at Key West , Florida |
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Florida Location: United States Epcot Center, next to Disney World in Orlando Florida. |
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Georgia Total Area: 59,425mi^2 (153,909km^2) Location: United States -- 
State Flag:
The Georgia flag has three red and white stripes and the state coat
of arms on a blue field in the upper left corner. Thirteen stars
surrounding the seal denotes Georgia's position as one of the original
thirteen colonies. On the seal three pillars supporting an arch represent
the three branches of government; legislative, judicial and executive.
A man with sword drawn is defending the Constitution, whose principles
are wisdom, justice and moderation. The date 1776 represents the
signing of the Declaration of Independence. Flag adopted May 8th, 2003
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Hawaii Total Area: 10,931mi^2 (28,311km^2) Location: United States -- 
State Flag:
Hawaii was once an independent kingdom. (1810 - 1893) The flag was
designed at the request of King Kamehameha I. It has eight stripes
of white, red and blue that represent the eight main islands. The
flag of Great Britain is emblazoned in the upper left corner to honor
Hawaii's friendship with the British.
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Idaho Total Area: 83,570mi^2 (216,446km^2) Location: United States -- 
State Flag:
A silk flag, blue field, five feet six inches fly, and four feet
four inches on pike, bordered with gilt fringe two and one-half
inches in width, with state seal of Idaho twenty-one inches in
diameter, in colors, in the center of a blue field. The words "State
of Idaho" are embroidered in with block letters, two inches in height
on a red band three inches in width by twenty-nine inches in length,
the band being in gold and placed about eight and one-half inches
from the lower border of fringe and parallel with the same.
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Illinois Total Area: 57,914mi^2 (149,998km^2) Location: United States View from the Sears Tower 
State Flag:
The Illinois flag is a simple representation of the Great Seal of
Illinois against a white background. In 1969, the General Assembly
voted to add the word "ILLINOIS" under the Great Seal of the flag.
The State's name was added to the flag to ensure that people not
familiar with the Great Seal of Illinois would still recognize the banner.
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Illinois Location: United States The Chicago Skyline |
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Illinois Location: United States Fermi National Laboratories in Illinois. This Lab discovered the Top Quark. |
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Indiana Total Area: 36,418mi^2 (94,321km^2) Location: United States Art Museum in South Bend Indiana 
State Flag:
The flag has a blue field with nineteen stars and a flaming torch in
gold. Thirteen stars are arranged in an outer circle, representing the
original thirteen states; five stars are arranged in a half circle
below the torch and inside the outer circle of stars, representing the
states admitted prior to Indiana; and the nineteenth star, appreciably
larger than the others and represents Indiana is placed above the
flame of the torch. The outer circle of stars are arranged so that one
star shall appears in the middle at the top of the circle, and the
word "Indiana" is placed in a half circle over and above the star
representing Indiana and midway between it and the star in the center
above it. Rays shall be shown radiating from the torch to the three
stars on each side of the star in the upper center of the circle.
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Iowa Total Area: 56,272mi^2 (145,743km^2) Location: United States This was the site of the first train robbery in the west. It was commited by the notorious outlaw Jesse James and his gang of outlaws on July 21, 1873. 
State Flag:
Having three vertical stripes blue, white and red the Iowa flag
resembles the flag of France. On the white stripe is a bald eagle
carrying a blue streamer in its beak. The state motto " Our Liberties
We Prize, and Our Rights We will Maintain" is written on the streamer.
The name of the state is emblazoned in red letters.
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Kansas Total Area: 82,277mi^2 (213,096km^2) Location: United States -- 
State Flag:
On a navy blue field is a sunflower, the state flower. Also, the state
seal and the words "Kansas". In the picture of the state seal are
thirty-four stars representing the order of statehood. Above the stars
is the motto "To the Stars Through Difficulties". On the seal a sunrise
overshadows a farmer plowing a field near his log cabin, a steamboat
sailing the Kansas River, a wagontrain heading west and Native Americans
hunting bison.
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Kentucky Total Area: 40,409mi^2 (104,659km^2) Location: United States -- 
State Flag:
Placed on a navy blue field is the seal and words "Commonwealth of
Kentucky". The two people on the seal, a pioneer and a statesman,
represent all the people. They are acting out the meaning of Kentucky's
motto: "United We Stand; Divided We Fall". Sprays of goldenrod extend
in a half circle around the picture.
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Louisiana Total Area: 51,840mi^2 (134,264km^2) Location: United States -- 
State Flag:
The design consists of the pelican group from the state seal, in white
and gold, and a white ribbon bearing the state motto, "Union, Justice,
and Confidence", on a field of a solid blue.
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Maine Total Area: 35,385mi^2 (91,646km^2) Location: United States Casco Bay in Portland 
State Flag:
The state coat of arms is placed on a blue field. In the center of the shield a moose rests under a tall pine tree. A farmer and seaman represents the work that people did in early times. The North Star represents the state motto: "Dirigo". ( "I Direct" )
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Maine Location: United States Portland "Head Light" lighthouse This lighthouse located in Fort Williams. It is visible from Casco Bay in Portland. The fort opened in 1899 located in Cape Elizabeth. President McKinley dubbed the fort after Major General Seth Williams. Set on 90 acres, the Portland "Head Light" lighthouse is the oldest in Maine and one of the oldest continuously operating lighthouses in America. |
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Washington District of Columbia Location: United States This is the capital of the United States |
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Maryland Total Area: 12,407mi^2 (32,133km^2) Location: United States Fort overlooking the Maryland Harbor 
State Flag:
The Maryland flag contains the family crest of the Calvert and
Crossland families. Maryland was founded as an English colony in 1634
by Cecil Calvert, the second Lord Baltimore. The black and Gold
designs belong to the Calvert family. The red and white design belongs
to the Crossland family.
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Massachusetts Total Area: 10,555mi^2 (27,336km^2) Location: United States Boston, Massachusetts 
State Flag:
On a white field is a blue shield emblazoned with the image of a Native American, Massachuset. He holds a bow in one hand and an arrow in the other. The arrow is pointing downward representing peace. The white star represents Massachusetts as one of the original thirteen states. Around the shield is a blue ribbon with the motto: " By the Sword We Seek Peace, but Peace Only Under Liberty". Above the shield is a arm and sword, representing the first part of the motto.
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Massachusetts Location: United States Feniul Hall part of the "Freedom Trail", a series of building and visitor sites that identify significant and historial markers and sites.
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Michigan Total Area: 96,716mi^2 (250,494km^2) Location: United States These are the sanddunes in southern Michigan. This was one terminus of my 340 mile bicycle ride. 
State Flag:
On the blue shield the sun rises over a lake and peninsula, a man with raised hand and holding a gun represents peace and the ability to defend his rights. The elk and moose are symbols of Michigan, while the eagle represents the United States.
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Minnesota Total Area: 86,939mi^2 (225,171km^2) Location: United States -- 
State Flag:
The Minnesota state flag is royal blue, with a gold fringe. In the center of the flag is the state seal. Around the state seal is a wreath of the state flower, the lady slipper. Three dates are woven into the wreath: 1858, the year Minnesota became a state; 1819, the year Fort Snelling was established; and 1893, the year the official flag was adopted. Nineteen stars ring the wreath. The largest star represents Minnesota.
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Mississippi Total Area: 48,430mi^2 (125,434km^2) Location: United States -- 
State Flag:
The committee to design a State Flag was appointed by legislative action February 7, 1894, and provided that the flag reported by the committee should become the official flag. The committee recommended for the flag "one with width two-thirds of its length; with the union square, in width two-thirds of the width of the flag; the ground of the union to be red and a broad blue saltier thereon, bordered with white and emblazoned with thirteen (13) mullets or five-pointed stars, corresponding with the number of the original States of the Union; the field to be divided into three bars of equal width, the upper one blue, the center one white, and the lower one extending the whole length of the flag.
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Missouri Total Area: 69,704mi^2 (180,533km^2) Location: United States The Gateway Arch is a part of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial and an icon of St. Louis. It was designed by Finnish-American architect Eero Saarinen and Hannskarl Bandel in 1947. It is 630 feet tall and 630 feet wide, making it the tallest monument in the USA. It was made from Feb 12, 1963 to Oct 28, 1965. It opened July 10, 1967. The cross sections of its legs are equilateral triangles, from 54 feet per side at the base to 17 feet at the top. Each wall is a stainless steel skin covering carbon steel walls with reinforced concrete in the middle from ground level to 300 feet. It is carbon steel and rebar from 300 feet to the peak. The interior is hollow with a tram and has a 1,076 step emergency stairwell. 
State Flag:
Centered on red, white and blue fields is the Missouri state seal.
It is encircled by a blue band with twenty-four stars representing
the number of states in 1821. The stars in the inner circle have the
same meaning. Two huge grizzly bears support the circular shield in
the center which has three parts:
1. The motto "United We Stand, Divided we Fall"
2. The right section representing the United States
3. The left section containing a moon representing a new state and
a grizzly bear standing for courage.
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Montana Total Area: 147,042mi^2 (380,838km^2) Location: United States -- 
State Flag:
Under the word "Montana", on a blue field, is the state seal. The
seal shows some of Montana's beautiful scenery and tells what people
were doing in pioneer times. The pick, shovel and plow represent mining
and farming. In the background a sun rises over mountains, forests and
the Great Falls of the Missouri river. A ribbon contains the state
motto "Gold and Silver".
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Nebraska Total Area: 77,354mi^2 (200,345km^2) Location: United States Route 80 which cuts through Nebraska is fairly monotonous. 
State Flag:
A banner for the State of Nebraska shall consist of a reproduction
of the great seal of the state, charged on the center in gold and
silver on a field of national blue.
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Nevada Total Area: 110,561mi^2 (286,351km^2) Location: United States The Hoover dam is on the border of Nevada and Arizona. It is 726.4 feet high; 1,244 feet across; 660 feet thick at the base; 45 feet thick at the top; weighs 6.6 millions ton; cost $49 million to build. The dam contains about 4,360,000 cubic yards of concrete. It took 16,000 people worked on the project. Construction Dam began Sept 30, 1930 and ended 1935. It was the first single structure to contain more masonry than the Great Pyramid at Giza. Once the worlds highest dam, it now ranks as 18th highest. 17 generators produce 2.8 Gigawatts of electricity. 
State Flag:
On a cobalt blue background in the upper left quarter is a five-pointed silver star between two sprays of sagebrush crossed to form a half wreath; across the top of the wreath is a golden scroll with the words, in black letters, "Battle Born." The name "Nevada" is beneath the star in gold letters. The current Nevada State Flag design was adopted March 26, 1929, and revised in 1991.
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New Hampshire Total Area: 9,350mi^2 (24,216km^2) Location: United States Arethusa Falls 
State Flag:
The state flag shall be of the following color and design: The body or field shall be blue and shall bear upon its center in suitable proportion and colors a representation of the state seal. The seal shall be surrounded by a wreath of laurel leaves with nine stars interspersed.
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New Hampshire Location: United States Mount Washington Pictures above is Arethusa Falls, is among the tallest waterfalls in New Hampshire and certainly the most spectacular. Professor Huntington and Moses Sweetser measured the height at 176 feet (53.64 meters) in 1875, who also named the falls after a poem by Percy Bysshe Shelley. It drops over the Mount Osceola Granite formation in the White Mountains. Pictured left is the tallest mountain in Northeastern United States, Mount Washington weighing in at 6,288 feet (1917 meters) It holds the record for highest directly measured surface wind speed recorded on the earth on April 12, 1934 at 231 mph (372 kmh). The highest wind speed in a tornado was 301 mph (484 kmh) in Moore, Oklahoma. It was called Agiocochook by Native Indians. It is located in White Mountain National Forest, a 59 acre preserve in the Presidential Mountain range of Coos County. The first recorded ascent was in 1642 by Darby Field. It gets 21 feet (645 cm) of snow every year. |
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New Jersey Total Area: 8,721mi^2 (22,588km^2) Location: United States Paterson Waterfall in Paterson New Jersey 
State Flag:
The State flag of New Jersey is buff colored. The state coat of arms
is emblazoned in the center. The shiels three plows with a horse's
head above it. Two women represent the goddesses of Liberty and
Agriculture. A ribbon at the bottom includes the year of independence
in 1776 and reads: Liberty and Prosperity. The New Jersey state flag
was formally adopted in 1896.d
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New Mexico Total Area: 121,589mi^2 (314,915km^2) Location: United States -- 
State Flag:
The yellow field and red symbol colors are the colors of Spain. First
brought to New Mexico by Spanish explorers in 1540. On New Mexico's
flag we see a red sun with rays streching out from it. There are four
groups of rays with four rays in each group. This is an ancient sun
symbol of a Native American people called the Zia. The Zia believed
that the giver of all good gave them gifts in groups of four.
These gifts are:
* The four directions - north, east, south and west.
* The four seasons - spring, summer, fall and winter.
* The day - sunrise, noon, evening and night.
* Life itself - childhood, youth, middle years and old age.
All of these are bound by a circle of life and love, without a
beginning or end.
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New York Total Area: 54,556mi^2 (141,299km^2) Location: United States The Chysler Building in New York City 
State Flag:
Emblazoned on a dark blue field is the state coat of arms. The goddess Liberty holds a pole with a Liberty Cap on top. Liberty stands for freedom. At her feet is a discarded crown, representing freedom from England at the end of the revolutionary war. On the right is the goddess, Justice. She wears a blindfold and carries the scales of justice. Meaning that everyone receives equal treatment under the law. The state motto "Excelsior" on a white ribbon expresses the idea of reaching upward to higher goals. On the shield a sun rises over the Hudson highlands and ships sail the Hudson river. Above the shield is an eagle resting on a globe representing the Western Hemisphere.
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New York Total Area: 54,556mi^2 (141,299km^2) Location: United States New York City |
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New York Total Area: 54,556mi^2 (141,299km^2) Location: United States The Statue of Liberty |
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New York Total Area: 54,556mi^2 (141,299km^2) Location: United States The Empire state building taken from my airplane trip in a Cessna at about 900 feet above the ground. |
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North Carolina Total Area: 53,819mi^2 (139,389km^2) Location: United States -- 
State Flag:
That the flag of North Carolina shall consist of a blue union, containing in the center thereof a white star with the letter N in gilt on the left and the letter C in gilt on the right of said star, the circle containing the same to be one-third the width of the union. The fly of the flag shall consist of two equally proportioned bars; the upper bar to be red, the lower bar to be white; that the length of the bars horizontally shall be equal to the perpendicular length of the union, and the total length of the flag shall be one-third more than its width. That above the star in the center of the union there shall be a gilt scroll in semi-circular form, containing in black letters this inscription "May 20th, 1775," and that below the star there shall be a similar scroll containing in black letters the inscription: "April 12th, 1776."
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North Dakota Total Area: 70,700mi^2 (183,112km^2) Location: United States -- 
State Flag:
North Dakota's dark blue field displays a bald eagle holding an olive branch and a bundle of arrows in its claws. In its beak, the eagle carries a ribbon with the words " One nation made up of many states". The shield on its breast has thirteen stars, representing the original thirteen states. The fan shaped design above the eagle represents the birth of a new nation, the United States. The name "North Dakota" appears on a red scroll below the eagle.
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Ohio Total Area: 44,825mi^2 (116,096km^2) Location: United States This is the Home of Thomas Alva Edison in Milan, Ohio 
State Flag:
Ohio's state flag was adopted in 1902. The Ohio burgee, as the swallowtail design is properly called, was designed by John Eisemann. The large blue triangle represents Ohio's hills and valleys, and the stripes represent roads and waterways. The 13 stars grouped about the circle represent the original states of the union; the 4 stars added to the peak of the triangle symbolize that Ohio was the 17th state admitted to the union. The white circle with its red center not only represents the "O" in Ohio, but also suggests Ohio's famous nickname, "The Buckeye State."
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Oklahoma Total Area: 69,898mi^2 (181,035km^2) Location: United States This photo is a picture of what the residents of Tulsa, Oklahoma call "The Center of the Universe". At this seemingly innocuous place is a perfectly harmonic resonant chamber-like effect. What you say gets reflect back upon you, amplified and repeated. 
State Flag:
The Oklahoma state flag honors more than 60 groups of Native Americans and their ancestors. The blue field comes from a flag carried by Choctaw soldiers during the civil war. The center shield is the battle shield of an Osage warrior. It is made of buffalo hide and decorated with eagle feathers. Two symbols of peace lie across the shield. One is the calumet, or peace pipe. The other is an olive branch. Crosses on the shield are Native American signs for stars, representing high ideals.
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Oregon Total Area: 98,381mi^2 (254,805km^2) Location: United States -- 
State Flag:
The flag of Oregon is the only state flag with different pictures on each side. On the reverse appears a beaver the state animal. Both sides have a field of navy blue with design in gold. The front picture includes a heart shaped shield with an eagle on top, surronded by thirty-three stars. ( The number of states in 1859. ) The scene on the shield shows the sun setting over the Pacific Ocean, mountains, forests and a covered wagon. A plow, wheat and pickax represent farming and mining. Of the two ships: The one leaving is a British ship and the one arriving is a United States ship representing trade. The eagle represents the United States. On a banner are the words "The Union" representing support for the United States. Finally the flag is emblazoned with the words "State of Oregon" above the picture and the date of statehood "1859" below.
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Pennsylvania Total Area: 46,055mi^2 (119,283km^2) Location: United States Independence Hall where the constitution of the US was signed 
State Flag:
Pennsylvania's State Flag is more of a square than a rectangle. It is composed of a blue field on which the State Coat of Arms is embroidered. Draft horses are on either side of the coat of arms and the American eagle rests on the top. The scroll at the bottom reads Virtue, Liberty and Independence.
The first state flag bearing the state coat of arms was authorized by the general assembly in 1799. An act of the generalassembly of June 13, 1907, standardized the flag and required that the blue field match the blue of "Old Glory".
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Pennsylvania Location: United States Liberty Bell |
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Pennsylvania Location: United States Bushkill Falls |
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Rhode Island Total Area: 1,545mi^2 (4,002km^2) Location: United States -- 
State Flag:
Placed on a white field is a circle of thirteen gold stars representing the first thirteen states. The stars surround a gold ship's anchor. The states motto " Hope" is on a blue ribbon below the anchor.
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South Carolina Total Area: 32,020mi^2 (82,932km^2) Location: United States -- 
State Flag:
Asked by the Revolutionary Council of Safety in the fall of 1775 to design a flag for the use of South Carolina troops, Col. William Moultrie chose a blue which matched the color of their uniforms and a crescent which reproduced the silver emblem worn on the front of their caps. The palmetto tree was added later to represent Moultrie's heroic defense of the palmetto-log fort on Sullivan's Island against the attack of the British fleet on June 28, 1776.
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South Dakota Total Area: 77,116mi^2 (199,731km^2) Location: United States -- 
State Flag:
The South Dakota flag features the state seal surrounded by a golden
blazing sun in a field of sky blue. Letters reading "South Dakota,
The Mount Rushmore State", the official state nickname, are arranged
in a circle around the sun.
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Tennessee Total Area: 42,143mi^2 (109,151km^2) Location: United States -- 
State Flag:
The three stars on the flag represent the three different land forms in Tennessee. Mountains in the east, highlands in the middle and lowlands in the west. On the flag these regions are bound together in an unbroken circle. The field is crimson with a blue background for the stars. The final blue strip relieves the sameness of the crimson field and prevents the flag from showing too much crimson when it is limp.
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Texas Total Area: 268,581mi^2 (695,621km^2) Location: United States A skyline view of Houston, Texas. 
State Flag:
The flag was adopted as the state flag when Texas became the 28th state in 1845. As with the flag of the United States, the blue stands for loyalty, the white represents strength, and the red is for bravery.
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Utah Total Area: 84,899mi^2 (219,887km^2) Location: United States Bryce National Park in Utah. Bryce is famous for its unique geology. It is carved from the eastern edge of the Paunsaugunt Plateau in southwestern Utah. The erosional force of frost-wedging and the dissolving power of rainwater has shaped the colorful limestone rock into bizarre shapes including slot canyons, windows, fins, and spires called "hoodoos." Tinted with many different colors, these whimsically arranged rocks create wondrous mazes. 
State Flag:
On a blue field, appears the state seal. In the center of the seal is a beehive, the state emblem, with a sego lily growing on either side. The sego lily stands for peace. The state motto "Industry" means steady effort. A national flag shows that Utah supports the United States. The eagle stands for protection in peace and war. The date 1847 represents the year that Brigham Young led a group of people to the Salt Lake Valley to reestablish in Utah, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints, also know as The Mormons. The date 1896 represents the year that Utah gained admission to the Union of the United States.
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Utah Total Area: 84,899mi^2 (219,887km^2) Location: United States Zion National Park in Utah. Zion is an ancient Hebrew word meaning a place of refuge or sanctuary. Protected within the park's 229 square miles is a dramatic landscape of sculptured canyons and soaring cliffs. Zion is located at the junction of the Colorado Plateau, Great Basin and Mojave Desert provinces. |
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Vermont Total Area: 9,614mi^2 (24,901km^2) Location: United States Killington Mountain in Vermont offers spectacular views and an outstanding ski resort. 
State Flag:
The picture on a deep blue field is a scene painting. You see a tall pine tree, a cow and sheaves of wheat. The Green Mountains are in the distance. Pine boughs extend around a shield. The name "Vermont" and the state motto "Freedom and Unity" are displayed on a crimson banner. At the the top of the shield is a stag's head.
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Virginia Total Area: 42,774mi^2 (110,785km^2) Location: United States Norfolk Virginia, nuclear Afircraft Super-Carriers, USS Enterprise and USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. 
State Flag:
A deep blue field contains the seal of Virginia with the Latin motto " Sic Semper Tyrannis" - "Thus Always to Tyrants". Adopted in 1776. The two figures are acting out the meaning of the motto. Both are dressed as warriors. The woman, Virtue, represents Virginia. The man holding a scourge and chain shows that he is a tyrant. His fallen crown is nearby.
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Virginia Location: United States This is Williamsburg Virginia |
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Washington Total Area: 71,300mi^2 (184,665km^2) Location: United States The beautiful city of Seattle Washington 
State Flag:
The state flag and the state seal are similar. Passed in 1923, Washington state law describes the flag as having dark green bunting with a state seal in the center. It is the only state flag that is green. It is also the only state flag with a picture of a president.
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Washington Location: United States Mount Rainier National Park was established on March 2, 1899, and encompasses 235,625 acres, ranging in elevation from 1,610' to 14,410'. The Mount rainier is an active volcano encased in over 35 square miles of snow and ice, surrounded by old growth forest and stunning wildflower meadows. |
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West Virginia Total Area: 24,230mi^2 (62,755km^2) Location: United States -- 
State Flag:
A white field is bordered in dark blue. West Virginia's flag displays a rock containing the date June 20, 1863, the day West Virginia became a state. The two men represent farming and mining. Below them are two rifles with a "Liberty Cap" on top the rifles. A banner ribbon includes the state motto " Mountainiers Are Always Free". Around the picture are a wreath of rhododendren and the name of the state on a red ribbon.
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Wisconsin Total Area: 65,498mi^2 (169,639km^2) Location: United States The airshow at Oshkosh Wisconsin is one of America's largest. Hundreds of planes fly in from all over America. And there are military and civilian aircraft. Performances from stunt pilots top off the show. 
State Flag:
Starting at the top of a shield on a dark blue field is the state motto "Forward". Below it is a badger the state animal. A sailor and miner show that the people work on water and land. The shield in the center shows Wisconsin's support for the United States. In four sections surrounding the shield are representations of the states main industries: Agriculture, mining, manufacturing and navigation. The cornucopia and pile of lead represent farm products and minerals. The flag law was amended in 1979 to include the name of the state and the date of statehood.
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Wisconsin Location: United States The Rennaissance Faire at Bristol, Wisconsin |
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Wyoming Total Area: 97,814mi^2 (253,336km^2) Location: United States -- 
State Flag:
A bison on a blue field bordered in white and red. The state seal branded on the bison. The woman represents the state motto "Equal Rights" and the two men represent cattle ranchers and miners. The words "Livestock", "Mines", "Grains" and "Oil" represent Wyoming's wealth. The eagle and shield show support for the United States. The dates 1869 and 1890 tell when Wyoming organized as a territory of the United States and when it became a state.
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