In recent news The United States president Barack Obama said that he has visited most of the 57 states in the United States. The video of Obama's speech has been making it's rounds on the Internet. It was obviously a mistake on the president's part but in reality not many people probably even know how many states there are.

Every single person knows what The United States are. Obama might have made a mistake but Surprisingly not many people can name all of the states off the top of their head and quite a bit of people think that there are 52 states, 48 states or give or take a few more. There are 50 states in America and here is the list of them in alphabetical order.

Some of the capitals have been listed next to the states and other fun facts are also listed besides others.

List of states in America that start with A.

Alabama- The capital is Montgomery and the largest city is Birmingham.

Alaska- The capital is Juneau and the largest city is Anchorage.

Arizona- The capital is Phoenix and the largest city is Phoenix.

Arkansas- The capital is Little rock and the largest city is Little rock.

There are not states that begin with the letter B.

List of states in America that start with C.

California- The capital is Sacramento and the largest city is Los Angeles

Colorado- The capital is Denver and the largest city is Denver

Connecticut- The capital is Hartford and the largest city is Bridgeport

List of states in America that start with D.

Delaware- The capital is Dover and the largest city is Wilmington

There are no states that start with the letter E.

Here are the states that start with the letter F.

Florida- The capital is Tallahassee and the largest city is Jacksonville

Here are the states that start with the letter G.

Georgia- The capital is Atlanta and the largest city is Atlanta

Here are the states that start with the letter H.

Hawaii- The capital is Honolulu and the largest city is Honolulu

Here are the states that start with the letter I.

Idaho- The capital is Boise and the largest city is Boise

Illinois- The capital is Springfield and the largest city is Chicago

Indiana- The capital is Indianapolis and the largest city is Indianapolis

Iowa- The capital is Des Moines and the largest city is Des Moines

 There are no states that start with the letter J.

Here are the states that start with the letter K.

Kansas- The capital is Topeka and the largest city is Wichita

Kentucky- The capital is Frankfort and the largest city is Lexington

Here are the states that start with the letter L.

Louisiana- The nickname for this state is the pelican state

Here are the states that start with the letter M.

Maine- The nickname for this state is the pine tree state 

Maryland- The nickname for this state is the free state

Massachusetts- The nickname for this state is the bay state

Michigan- The nickname for this state is the wolverine state

Minnesota- The nickname for this state is the north star state

Mississippi- The nickname for this state is the magnolia state

Missouri- The nickname for this state is the show-me state

Montana- The nickname for this state is the treasure state

 Here are the states that start with the letter N.

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Here are the states that start with the letter O.

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

 Here are the states that start with the letter P.

Pennsylvania

 There are no states that start with the letter Q.

 Here are the states that start with the letter R.

Rhode Island

 Here are the states that start with the letter S.

South Carolina

South Dakota

 Here are the states that start with the letter T.

Tennessee

Texas

 Here are the states that start with the letter U.

Utah

Here are the states that start with the letter V.

Vermont

Virgina

 Here are the states that start with the letter W.

Washington

West Virgina

Wisconsin

Wyoming

 There are no states that start with the letter X.

There are no states that start with the letter Y.

 There are no states that start with the letter Z.