Both in the Pacific, they are the 50 states' 2 biggest islands in area; one is about 40 degrees colder in winter than the other
While it has only 31 miles of coastline on the Atlantic, its shoreline is almost 3,200 miles thanks to a large estuary & its tributaries
Composers of this state's various official songs include Richard Rodgers & Woody Guthrie
In 1721 explorer Charlevoix called a point at the border of these 2 states "the finest confluence in the world"
It's the only state name that can be typed using the letters on only one row of the standard keyboard
The difference of this Southern state's highest & lowest points is only 345 feet, the smallest disparity among the states
Other than Q, these 2 letters appear the least in the names of states, each appearing only once
Gambling as a commercial enterprise in some form is legal in all states except Hawaii & this state
It's the only 2-word state name in which neither word appears in the name of any other state
Benjamin Harrison had the admission orders shuffled, so no one knows which of these 2 states was 39th & which was 40th
2 of the 4 states whose names were those of independent republics before they entered the Union
Between 1990 & 2004, its pop. grew 36%, edging Florida for the highest growth rate of any state east of Colorado
The constitution for the proposed state of Sequoyah served in large part as the basis for this state's constitution
Of the 4 U.S. states that are officially called commonwealths, this one was not 1 of the original 13 Colonies
Its state flag, based on a design from 1776, shows Virtue, dressed like an Amazon, triumphing over Tyranny
A popular nickname of this state comes from a plant, Poa pratensis, that covers the state
Now the fourth largest in area, it's the largest state formed primarily from the Louisiana Purchase
Rejected earlier in its bid for statehood, it finally entered the Union in 1876
The USA's most-climbed mountain, Monadnock, is in this state associated with rock
Among the inventions to come from this state are Bisquick, Rollerblades & Post-It Notes
It only has 3 communities with a population over 15,000 & is the least populous state east of the Mississippi
This state is 2nd in blueberry production, 3rd in cranberries, 4th in peaches but 1st in chemical production
It's the only state whose state bird has a major city in its name
The 2 states whose names each contain 3 sets of double letters; they border each other
The 2 states that named their capitals for Christopher Columbus
It's the only state whose name & capital city both consist of 2 words
The 2 states which have "Waltz" in the title of their state songs
This state was named by Captain John Mason, former governor of Portsmouth, England
After Alaska, this state has the greatest difference between its highest & lowest points
2 of the 4 states that border only 2 other states
This Atlantic state's highest point is 442 feet on Ebright Road in New Castle County
Though 46th largest in area, this state ranks 9th largest in population
The U.S. gov't owns 85% of this state's land, the largest portion for any of the lower 48 states
Texas has the most farms with 185,000; this state has the fewest with about 500
New in the 1993 World Almanac is the spelling of this state's name, which now has a glottal stop mark in it
It's the newest state east of the Mississippi River
The 2 states formed from counties of the state of Virginia
At the time of the first U.S. census, in 1790, this state was the most populous & the largest in area
California & this southern state have the only U.S. points below sea level
The 2 states bordering both Dakotas, they each begin with the same letter
3 of the 5 states which, along with part of Minnesota, were formed from the Northwest Territory
The only state whose name ends with 3 consonants
The only U.S. state that borders 4 Great Lakes
After Rhode Island & Delaware, it's the next smallest state in area
It's the only letter not used in the spelling of the 50 states
The 2 states whose names end with the letter "Y"
This state's seal includes an eagle holding a serpent in its beak & grasping a cactus in its talons
It's the only state besides Hawaii whose name has 3 adjacent vowels
This state's current license plate has a biplane pictured on it
The 2 states that begin with "M" whose capitals begin with "J"