at first it started with the 13 colonies , then the settlers moved westward to California and stayed there .That is how the US reached it's present size
There are several time zones in the continental US. Eastern, Central, Mountain, Arizona, Pacific, and Alaska.
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Mediterranean
No, but it is the largest island in the continental USA No, but it is the largest island in the continental USA
Florida.
Gadsden Purchase
the last purchase the US officially made was Hawaii which became our 50th state on Aug. 21 1959.
If by continental you mean US sizes, it would be a size 8 in young children's shoes.
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The Louisiana Purchase.
The continental US can fit into Africa approximately 2 and 1/2 times
The Persian Empie at its height was roughly the same size as the continental United States.
The average US county has a population of around 100,000 to 200,000 people, although this can vary significantly depending on the location and size of the county. Urban counties tend to have higher populations than rural counties.
Europe is 10,180,000 km2 while the continental US (all states minus Hawaii) is 9,815,744 km2; Europe is about 360,000 km2 larger.
Latin America is about 2.5 times the size of the Continental US. The population of Latin America is almost twice the size of the Continental US. Latin America is also much more religious, and the overwhelming majority is Catholic. Latin America's major languages include Spanish, Portuguese, French, and English while the Continental US's major languages include English, Spanish, French, and German. However, the Continental US is much more developed than Latin America and has a larger urban population.
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More than US $ 1billion