
Alaska is an exclave in the far northwestern part of North America, connected only to Canada, and Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid- Pacific.
The 48 contiguous states and Washington, D.C., are in North America between Canada and Mexico. The United States of America is a federal republic consisting of 50 states, a federal district ( Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States), five major territories, and various minor islands.
Protected areas ( Conservation district, National monument, National park). Unorganized Borough / Census area / Villages / District (USVI) / District (AS). Indian reservation ( list) / Hawaiian home land / Alaska Native tribal entity / Pueblo / Off-reservation trust land / Tribal Jurisdictional Area. Note that Alaska, Hawaii, and territories are shown at different scales and that the Aleutian Islands and the uninhabited northwestern Hawaiian Islands are omitted from this map. A map of the United States showing its 50 states, federal district and five inhabited territories.