The state of Alaska spans 656,425 square miles. It is the largest state in the US.
Texas
Texas
2/3 the size of the US.
The USA is a confederation of states making up ONE big state under one government, a nation. One thus speaks of "state spending", "state aid", "enemy of the state", etc. It is also a country (geographically) bordering Mexico and Canada. Just like, if you have 50 piles of hay and you united them all together, you have ONE big pile of hay.
None, that is to big to be a state.
It is the 17th largest US State.
It is the 43rd largest US State.
There is no 'state' in Africa that is nearly as big as the United States. The Sahara is nearly as big as the contiguous United States but the Sahara is a desert and not a state or country.
Alaska is a bit bigger than Mongolia and closest in size to it of any US state.
to have a big weiner
1,214 square miles