united states
There are 50 states in the United States, all of which are connected either by land or water. The contiguous 48 states are connected by land, while Alaska and Hawaii are connected to the rest of the country by water.
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Texas is the largest in land area of the "lower 48" or contiguous states in the USA. The state with the largest population in the lower 48 is California.
The 48 contiguous states refer to the 48 connect states situated between Canada and Mexico, of which Texas would have the largest land area.
Within the 48 mainland states, California has the second largest area with 423,970 square kilometres.
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