U.s. State

U.S. state

In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its sovereignty with the federal government. Due to this shared sovereignty, Americans are citizens both of the federal republic and of the state in which they reside. State citizenship and residency are flexible, and no government approval is required to move between states, except for persons restricted by certain types of court orders, such as paroled convicts and children of divorced spouses who share child custody. State governments in the U.S. are allocated power by the people of each respective state through their individual state constitutions. All are grounded in republican principles, and each provides for a government, consisting of three branches, each with separate and independent powers: executive, legislative, and judicial.

Data Source : Wikipedia

• Entity:  Subdivision Type

• Category:  Federated State
• Location:  United States
• Number:  50
• Populations:  Smallest: Wyoming, 576,851, Largest: California, 39,538,223
• Areas:  Smallest: Rhode Island, 1,545 Sq Mi (4,001.53 Km²), Largest: Alaska, 665,384 Sq Mi (1,723,336.65 Km²)
• Government:  State Government
• Subdivisions:  County (Or Equivalent)
• Wikidata description:  Constituent Political Entity Of The United States Of America
• Wikidata label:  U.s. State
• Wikidata aliases:  U.s. State, Us State, U.s.a. State, State Of America, State Of United States, Usa State, State Of The United States, State Of The Usa, Federated State Of The Usa, Commonwealth (State) Of The United States, State Of The United States Of America, U.s. States, American States (United States), States Of The United States, United States States, United States State

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