Federation Maps and Fact Sheets

United States
Federation established in 1789
Official Website of the Federal government of the United States

Constituent units

• 50 states: Alabama; Alaska; Arizona; Arkansas; California; Colorado; Connecticut; Delaware; Florida; Georgia; Hawaii; Idaho; Illinois; Indiana; Iowa; Kansas; Kentucky; Louisiana; Maine; Maryland; Massachusetts; Michigan; Minnesota; Mississippi; Missouri; Montana; Nebraska; Nevada; New Hampshire; New Jersey; New Mexico; New York; North Carolina; North Dakota; Ohio; Oklahoma; Oregon; Pennsylvania; Rhode Island; South Carolina; South Dakota; Tennessee; Texas; Utah; Vermont; Virginia;Washington; West Virginia; Wisconsin; Wyoming.
  Federal District of Columbia
  Dependent areas: American Samoa; Baker Island; Guam; Howland Island;Jarvis Island; Johnston Atoll; Kingman Reef; Midway Islands; Navassa Island; Northern Mariana Islands; Palmyra Atoll; Puerto Rico; Virgin Islands; Wake Island.
  • Map of the states
  • State governments Official Websites

Constitutional distribution of powers

• Constitution of the United States of America, particularly:
  • Powers of the Congress (Article I, sect. 8)
  • Powers prohibited to the states (Article I, sect. 10)
  • Powers of the states (Amendment 10)

Legislative institutions

• Federal: Bicameral Congress composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives. Each state elects two Senators by popular vote.
  • Official Website of The United States Senate
  • Official Website of U.S. House of Representatives

• States: Bicameral legislatures in all states, with the exception of Nebraska.
  • Official Websites of State Legislatures

Official language: English

Other links of interest

• Federal Relations Overview