The United States is a federal state consisting of 50 states and one special district. The United States is strategically located to include the contiguous U.S., Alaska, and Hawaii. The continental United States is bordered by two oceans and has a long coastline in both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The terrain of the United States is high in the west and low in the east, with vast large plains and unique agricultural conditions.
The land of the United States was historically home to Indians, and after the beginning of the Age of Exploration, European colonists controlled the land of the Americas and began to migrate to the Americas on a large scale. With the development of history, the descendants of European colonists developed a sense of independence and established the United States.
The United States is a relatively young country, only about two hundred years old, but the strength of the United States is very strong, is the world's only superpower, industrial and agricultural strength, scientific and technological military strength, are in the world's leading position.
The United States is a federal state, and the strength of the United States is derived from the states. On the world stage, the United States is a whole, and its states are often overlooked. This is very different from Europe, Europe is a continent of small countries, although some European countries form the European Union, but EU members belong to independent countries, people will pay more attention to individuals, such as Germany, France, Italy and so on.
The United States is a whole, and the states of the United States cannot appear independently on the world stage, and they will receive less attention than European countries. In fact, the strength of some states in the United States is also very strong, and compared alone, it will not be weaker than some European countries. So how powerful are the three strongest states in the United States?
First, California. California, referred to as California, is located on the west coast of the United States, with the state capital of Sacramento. California's state capital, the fifth-largest city in California, receives far less attention than cities like Los Angeles and San Francisco. Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Berkeley are all world-famous large cities, and California's population is mainly distributed in the three major metropolitan areas.
California is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and Mexico to the south. Historically a Mexican territory, Mexico was forced to cede California to the United States after the end of the Mexican-American War in 1848. In fact, the first colonists to arrive in California were the Portuguese, but the first colonists to control California were the Spanish.
Spain had established four major viceroyalties in the Americas, California belonged to the viceroyalty of New Spain, and its capital was Mexico City. At the beginning of the 19th century, Mexico became independent from Spain, and the California region became Mexican territory. Later, as the United States continued to expand westward, California was annexed by the United States.
After the United States controlled California, the land began to develop, especially after the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad in 1869, California had a railroad connecting the east coast, and the pace of development gradually accelerated, becoming the most powerful state in the western United States. Today, California is a state known for technology, and the world-famous Silicon Valley is located in the southern part of California's San Francisco Bay Area, where many of the world's technology companies are headquartered.
In addition to science and technology, California's education level is also very strong, with famous institutions of higher learning such as the University of California, Stanford University, and California Institute of Technology. Relying on a strong level of science and education, California's economic development has been very strong, with a GDP of about $3,634.8 billion and a per capita GDP of about $90,000. If California were a separate economy, it would rank fifth in the world, after Germany.
Second, Texas. Texas, referred to as Texas, is located in the southern United States and is the second largest state in the United States by area, after Alaska. Texas covers an area of about 690,000 square kilometers and has a population of about 29 million. Like California, Texas has historically been Mexican territory. At the beginning of the 19th century, after the independence of Mexico, a large number of Americans poured into Texas, with the increasing number of Americans, the influence on Texas increased, in 1836, with the support of the United States, Texas declared independence from Mexico, and in 1845, Texas was officially incorporated into the United States and became part of the United States.
Texas has vast plains suitable for agriculture, and the southeast borders the Gulf of Mexico, which facilitates the development of trade. The main industries in Texas are agriculture and the energy and petrochemical industries. Texas has a good agricultural foundation, the terrain is mainly plains, the climate is subtropical, corn, soybeans, vegetables and fruits are widely grown, etc., and it is a large agricultural state in the United States.
In terms of energy, Texas accounts for one-third and one-quarter of U.S. oil and gas production, respectively. With the development of basic industry, Texas also attaches great importance to the development of high-tech industry, and the Houston, San Antonio and Dallas triangles in Texas have become known as the second Silicon Valley. Texas' GDP now is about $2,402.2 billion, the second largest in the United States. If it is an independent economy, it ranks eighth in the world, second only to France.
Third, New York State. New York State, located in the northeastern United States, is one of the first 13 independent states in the United States, with a total area of about 140,000 square kilometers and a population of about 20 million. New York State is the center and heart of the United States, and the largest city in the state is New York City. New York is an internationally famous metropolis and the largest city in the entire United States.
New York State's well-established industrial system includes 13 industrial clusters that include a variety of major high-end industries. In addition, the financial industry in New York and the shipping in New York Harbor are also very strong. New York State's GDP is about $2,070.6 billion, about the same as Canada and Italy. The above are the three strongest states in the United States, and if calculated independently, they are all among the best in the world.