It indicates that the state does not border the lower 48 US States.
O - Outside CON - Continental US - United States OCONUS stands for "Outside the Continental United States" Basically any country, state or possession outside of the lower 48 states.
Hawaii is the only state of the United States that is located outside of the North American continent. It is an island state located in the Pacific Ocean.
It is not connected by land to the lower 48 US States.
That it is not in the United States of America. An answer cound be a state in Mexico 4 they have states there just like us...Peace.
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Countries other than the United States of America can be composed of states. Mexico is also composed of states. It can also be either Alaska or Hawaii, which are states but are not attached to the contiguous 48 states. Lastly, to an Alaskan, 'Outside' means outside the State of Alaska.
Honolulu is the capital of Hawaii, the southern most state and a state not part of the contiguous United States.
Hawaii is the only state in the US that is located outside of the North American continent.
Because when it was named, it was not in the United States.
You can find information about obtaining a US passport if you were born outside the United States on the official website of the US Department of State.
Washington, the capital city of the United States, is not in any state. It is in the District of Columbia, the federal district of the United States, which is located between the states of Maryland and Virginia and which was established so that the jobs of operating the United States government can be done outside the borders of any state.
The island state of Hawaii is located in the Pacific Ocean and is not a part of North America.