The true size of a country or state

Re:The true size of a country or state by bdcravens on Monday September 07, 2015 @04:08PM (#10182832)

Why does the US say "contiguous 50 states"? Shouldn't this be 48? (or 49 if you consider DC a state)

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Re:The true size of a country or state by gdw2 on Monday September 07, 2015 @04:22PM (#10182890)

I'm guessing it should be 48. When the US is placed over the US, its appears to be about the same size (therefore, not including Alaska).

EDIT: and there's a 'non-contiguous' option for the US that includes Alaska and Hawaii.

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Re:The true size of a country or state by jamestalmage on Tuesday September 08, 2015 @04:43AM (#10184623)

My bad.

It's fixed now.

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