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List of U.S. states From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The following tables list the 50 U.S. states and the 5 inhabited territories of the United States of America. Contents [hide] 1 Legend 2 Table 3 Federal district 4 Territories 5 Map 6 See also 7 References 8 External links  Legend [edit] The list contains the following information: The common state name The preferred pronunciation of the common state name as transcribed with the International Phonetic Alphabet (see Help:IPA for English for a key) The official state title The United States Postal Service (USPS) two-character state code,[1] also used as the American National Standards Institute ANSI standard INCITS 38:2009 code and the International Organization for Standardization ISO standard 3166-2 country subdivision code An image of the official state flag The date the state ratified the United States Constitution or was admitted to the Union The total land and water area of the state The United States Census Bureau estimate of state population as of July 1, 2012[2] Gross Domestic Product of state in 2010 in the millions of United States dollars (USD) The state capital The most populous incorporated place or Census Designated Place within the state as of July 1, 2008, as estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau[3] Preceding entity of the state, in which it does not account for the Ordinance of Secession during the American Civil War of 13 states, 11 of which formed the Confederate States of America, and the subsequent restoration of those states to representation in Congress (sometimes called readmission) between 1866 and 1870, or the end of the reconstruction era of the United States. Table [edit] The 50 United States of AmericaCommon name IPA Official title Code Flag Date of statehood Total area Population July 1, 2012 GDP millions USD 2010 State capital Most populous city Preceding entity Alabama /??l??b?m?/ State of Alabama AL December 14, 1819 52,419 sq mi (135,765 km2) 4,822,023 $174,400 Mont