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International Border states are states in the United States that share an international border with another country. There are a total of 17 border states, 13 of which border Canada and 4 of which border Mexico. (Note that Pennsylvania and Ohio are border states because they share a border with Canada in the middle of Lake Erie.)

Canada-bordering states:

  • Michigan
  • Minnesota
  • North Dakota
  • Montana
  • Idaho
  • WashingtonWashington is a state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. It should not be confused with Washington, DC, the nation's capital. To avoid confusion, the state is often called Washington state . Although the state capital is Olympia, the largest c
  • AlaskaOn January 3, 1959, Alaska was admitted to the United States as the 49th state. The population of the state is 626,932, as of 2000. The name "Alaska" is most likely derived from the Aleut word for "great country" or "mainland. The natives called it "Alyes

Mexico-bordering states:

  • CaliforniaCalifornia is a state located in the western United States, bordering the Pacific Ocean. The most populous and third largest state in the U. California is both physically and demographically diverse. The state's official nickname is "The Golden State", wh
  • ArizonaArizona was the 48th state admitted to the United States and is part of the Southwest United States. It is one of the Four Corners states, south and east of the Colorado River, bordering New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, California and Mexico. Its major cities ar
  • New MexicoNew Mexico is a state in the southwestern United States and its U. postal abbreviation is NM . The state's two official languages are English and Spanish. Nuevo Mexico was the Spanish name for the territory north and west of the Rio Grande. USS New Mexico
  • Texas


See also: List of regions of the United States



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