What is the area of the United States?
As the third largest country in the world, the United States’ territorial area has always been a topic of concern. This article will combine the hot discussions on the Internet in the past 10 days and present the area of the United States and related hot content in the form of structured data.
1. Official data on the territory of the United States
| statistical dimension | numerical value | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| total area | 9,833,517 square kilometers | Including land and water |
| land area | 9,147,593 square kilometers | Does not include waters such as the Great Lakes |
| coastline length | 19,924 kilometers | 8th in the world |
| Maximum span between east and west | 4,500 kilometers | From Maine to California |
| Maximum span between north and south | 2,660 kilometers | From Minnesota to Texas |
2. Recent hot topics
1.Alaska Territory Dispute: Russian media recently revisited the 1867 Alaska Transaction, triggering discussions on historical territory.
2.climate change impacts: NASA’s latest report shows that Alaska glaciers lose about 75 billion tons of ice every year, directly affecting the measurement data of the US territory.
3.Population density comparison: The United States has only 34 people per square kilometer, in sharp contrast to China (147 people) and India (464 people). Immigration policy has become a hot topic again.
| State name | Area (square kilometers) | hotspot association |
|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 1,723,337 | Arctic resource development controversy |
| texas | 695,662 | Border wall construction progress |
| california | 423,967 | Statistics on area affected by wildfires |
3. International comparative data
| country | Area (10,000 square kilometers) | Compared with the United States |
|---|---|---|
| Russia | 1710 | 1.74 times |
| Canada | 998 | 1.02 times |
| China | 960 | 0.98 times |
| Brazil | 851 | 0.87 times |
4. Description of special territory
1.overseas territories: Including Puerto Rico, Guam, etc., with a total area of about 10,000 square kilometers. Recently, the proposal for Puerto Rico’s statehood has been discussed again.
2.territorial sea disputes: According to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, the exclusive economic zone of the United States reaches 11 million square kilometers. The recent fishery dispute with Canada involves the division of sea areas.
3.Measurement difference: Different institutions will produce area deviations of ±0.3% due to differences in calculation methods (such as coastline calculation methods). The latest USGS surveying and mapping in 2023 updated the data using satellite remote sensing technology.
5. Geographical knowledge
• Rhode Island has an actual area of 4,001 square kilometers, 430 times smaller than Alaska, but it is called a "state"
• The lower 48 states of the United States account for 82% of the country’s area, but account for 98% of its population
• The Mississippi River Delta adds about 100 square kilometers of land every year, and the land area increases naturally.
From the above display of structured data, it can be seen that the area issue of the United States not only involves basic geographical data, but is also closely related to hot topics such as the current international situation, climate change, and territorial disputes. The dynamic changes in these data also reflect the multiple dimensions of national development.
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