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What is the largest US state by area?

Alaska is the largest US state by area. It is more than twice the size of Texas, the second-largest state.

Hawaii is the only US state made up entirely of islands, and it was the last state to join the Union, in 1959.

California is the most populous US state, with about 39 million people.

Texas is the second-largest US state by both area and population, behind Alaska in area and California in population.

Florida has the longest coastline in the contiguous US, about 1,350 miles.

Hawaii is the only US state with a royal palace, ʻIolani Palace in Honolulu, once home to the Hawaiian monarchy.

Alaska is the largest US state, more than twice the size of Texas.

Alaska is the northernmost, westernmost, and technically the easternmost US state, because its Aleutian Islands cross the 180th meridian.

Alaska has more coastline than all the other US states combined.

In 2012, Colorado and Washington became the first US states to legalize recreational marijuana.

Washington is the only US state named after a president.

Arizona became the 48th state, the last of the contiguous states, on February 14, 1912.

Four Corners is the only place where four US states meet: Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah.