What do you call the US excluding Alaska and Hawaii?

Continental United States: The 49 States (including Alaska, excluding Hawaii) located on the continent of North America, and the District of Columbia. Although the official reference applies the term “conterminous,” many use the word “contiguous,” which is almost synonymous and better known.

What is the land area of the United States?

3.797 million mi²
United States/Area

Is the US and Alaska bigger than China?

China is about 6 times bigger than Alaska. Alaska is approximately 1,481,348 sq km, while China is approximately 9,596,960 sq km, making China 548\% larger than Alaska.

Is the US bigger than China without Alaska?

No, the United States has a bigger total area than China due it’s the coastal waters off the American island territories and states. The United States occupies a total area of about 3.8 million square miles while China has an area of approximately 3.7million square miles.

What is the total area of Alaska?

663,300 mi²
Alaska/Area

What is the total area of Canada?

3.855 million mi²
Canada/Area
Canada covers 9,984,670 km2 (3,855,100 sq mi) and a panoply of various geoclimatic regions, of which there are 8 main regions. Canada also encompasses vast maritime terrain, with the world’s longest coastline of 243,042 kilometres (151,019 mi).

Does Canada have more land than the US?

Canada has a larger land mass than the United States. The land area of Canada is 3, 855, 103 square miles compared to America’s 3, 794, 083, making Canada 1.6\% larger that the States.

Which country is the biggest in the world?

Russia
List of countries (and dependencies) ranked by area

#	Country	\% of world landmass
1	Russia	11.0 \%
2	Canada	6.1 \%
3	China	6.3 \%
4	United States	6.1 \%

Why is Alaska at the bottom of the map?

A traditional USA map layout, with Alaska and Hawaii rescaled and tucked into the bottom left corner. The fact (or perceived fact) is that there were never enough customers with an interest in what happened with Alaska and Hawaii to justify the extra cost of manufacturing a more generous layout.

How many square miles are in the United States?

Contiguous United States (Lower 48): 3,119,884.69 square miles (8,080,464.3 km2) Alaska: 663,268 sq mi (1,717,856 km2)

How big is Alaska compared to the other 48 states?

Contiguous United States (Lower 48): 3,119,884.69 square miles (8,080,464.3 km2) Alaska: 663,268 sq mi (1,717,856 km2) Hawaii: 10,931 sq mi (28,311 km2) So, while Alaska is big (it’s the biggest state; more than twice the size of Texas) it’s still a fair bit smaller than the Contiguous States combined.

How big is Hawaii compared to the United States?

Also, amusing to note is the fact that Hawaii is shown to be almost the same size as the Lower 48. And in case you’re wondering how big each of these 3 areas are: Contiguous United States (Lower 48): 3,119,884.69 square miles (8,080,464.3 km2)

How many states are in the United States of America?

United States: The 50 States and the District of Columbia. Continental United States: The 49 States (including Alaska, excluding Hawaii) located on the continent of North America, and the District of Columbia.