
Die 50 Bundesstaaten der USA.
Die Bundesstaaten der USA sind durchaus sehr verschieden und unterschiedlicher, als man hierzulande vielleicht annimmt. Natürlich gibt es Gemeinsamkeiten, insbesondere wenn die jeweiligen Bundesstaaten in einer gemeinsamen Region liegen. So sind sich Rhode Island und Connecticut ähnlicher als Alaska und Florida.
Die wichtigsten Daten zu den Bundesstaaten gibt folgende Aufstellung her:
|
Bundesstaat |
Abkürzung |
Spitzname |
Hauptstadt |
|
Alabama |
AL |
Cotton State |
Montgomery |
|
Alaska |
AK |
Last Frontier |
Juneau |
|
Arizona |
AZ |
Grand Canyon State |
Phoenix |
|
Arkansas |
AR |
Natural State |
Little Rock |
|
Kalifornien |
CA |
Golden State |
Sacramento |
|
Colorado |
CO |
Centennial State |
Denver |
|
Connecticut |
CT |
Constitution State |
Hartford |
|
Delaware |
DE |
First State |
Dover |
|
Florida |
FL |
Sunshine State |
Tallahassee |
|
Georgia |
GA |
Peach State |
Atlanta |
|
Hawaii |
HI |
Aloha State |
Honolulu |
|
Idaho |
ID |
Gem State |
Boise |
|
Illinois |
IL |
Land of Lincoln |
Springfield |
|
Indiana |
IN |
Hoosier State |
Indianapolis |
|
Iowa |
IA |
Hawkeye State |
Des Moines |
|
Kansas |
KS |
Sunflower State |
Topeka |
|
Kentucky |
KY |
Bluegrass State |
Frankfort |
|
Louisiana |
LA |
Pelican State |
Baton Rouge |
|
Maine |
ME |
Pine Tree State |
Augusta |
|
Maryland |
MD |
Old Line State |
Annapolis |
|
Massachusetts |
MA |
The Bay State |
Boston |
|
Michigan |
MI |
The Great Lakes State |
Lansing |
|
Minnesota |
MN |
North Star State |
Saint Paul |
|
Mississippi |
MS |
Magnolia State |
Jackson |
|
Missouri |
MO |
Show-Me-State |
Jefferson City |
|
Montana |
MT |
Treasure State |
Helena |
|
Nebraska |
NE |
Cornhusker State |
Lincoln |
|
Nevada |
NV |
Silver State |
Carson City |
|
New Hampshire |
NH |
Granite State |
Concord |
|
New Jersey |
NJ |
Garden State |
Trenton |
|
New Mexico |
NM |
Land of Enchantment |
Santa Fe |
|
New York |
NY |
The Empire State |
Albany |
|
North Carolina |
NC |
Tar Heel State |
Raleigh |
|
North Dakota |
ND |
Peace Garden State |
Bismarck |
|
Ohio |
OH |
Buckeye State |
Columbus |
|
Oklahoma |
OK |
Native America |
Oklahoma City |
|
Oregon |
OR |
Beaver State |
Salem |
|
Pennsylvania |
PA |
Keystone State |
Harrisburg |
|
Rhode Island |
RI |
Ocean State |
Providence |
|
South Carolina |
SC |
Palmetto State |
Columbia |
|
South Dakota |
SD |
Mount Rushmore State |
Pierre |
|
Tennessee |
TN |
Volunteer State |
Nashville |
|
Texas |
TX |
Lone Star State |
Austin |
|
Utah |
UT |
Beehive State |
Salt Lake City |
|
Vermont |
VT |
Green Mountain State |
Montpelier |
|
Virginia |
VA |
The Old Dominion |
Richmond |
|
Washington |
WA |
Evergreen State |
Olympia |
|
West Virginia |
WV |
Mountain State |
Charleston |
|
Wisconsin |
WI |
America´s Dairyland |
Madison |
|
Wyoming |
WY |
Equality State |
Cheyenne |
Kein eigener Bundesstaat ist der District of Columbia (DC). Sein Spitzname ist "The District".