There are fifty (50) states and Washington D.C.The last two states to join the Union were Alaska (49th) and Hawaii (50th). Both joined in 1959. Washington D.C. is a federal district under the authority of Congress. Local government is run by a mayor and 13 member city council.
Names of the 50 States of the United States. Pronunciation of the Capitals of the 50 States. Alabama AL. Alaska AK. Arizona AZ. Arkansas AR. California CA. Colorado CO. Connecticut CT.
On March 21, 1959, Hawai’i became the fiftyth state of the United States. Hawai’i observes Statehood Day on December 15 as a state holiday. During the reign of King Kamehameha The Great of Hawaii from 1830 to 1814, the eight Hawaiian Islands were conquered and united.
The 48 contiguous states and Washington, D.C., are in North America between Canada and Mexico, while Alaska is in the far northwestern part of North America and Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid- Pacific. Territories of the United States are scattered throughout the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea .