With a total area of almost 3.8 million square miles, the United States is approximately 40 times the size of the United Kingdom, which itself is comprised of four countries: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Of the fifty states, there are exactly eleven that are large enough to h ouse — bearing in mind that we are taking liberties with shape and tectonics — the entire area of the United Kingdom at least once.





As you navigate the list for your state, please note that we are dealing with the total area and not just that of the land. In other words, water territories, such as lakes and rivers, are included in both the given area of the United Kingdom and each state listed below.





EDIT: This article was edited after it was quite rightly pointed out that South Dakota was missing from the list of "remaining 39" states. This has now been amended.





11 U.S. States That Are Larger Than the UK

1. Alaska is equal to 7.05 UKs

2. Texas is equal to 2.86 UKs

3. California is equal to 1.74 UKs

4. Montana is equal to 1.56 UKs

5. New Mexico is equal to 1.29 UKs

6. Arizona is equal to 1.21 UKs

7. Nevada is equal to 1.17 UKs

8. Colorado is equal to 1.11 UKs

9. Oregon is equal to 1.04 UKs

10. Wyoming is equal to 1.03 UKs

11. Michigan is equal to 1.03 UKs





And the remaining 39

Minnesota is equal to 0.92 UKs

Utah is equal to 0.90 UKs

Idaho is equal to 0.89 UKs

Kansas is equal to 0.87 UKs

Nebraska is equal to 0.82 UKs

South Dakota is equal to 0.82 UKs

Washington is equal to 0.75 UKs

North Dakota is equal to 0.75 UKs

Oklahoma is equal to 0.74 UKs

Missouri is equal to 0.74 UKs

Florida is equal to 0.70 UKs

Wisconsin is equal to 0.70 UKs

Georgia is equal to 0.63 UKs

Illinois is equal to 0.62 UKs

Iowa is equal to 0.60 UKs

New York is equal to 0.58 UKs

North Carolina is equal to 0.57 UKs

Arkansas is equal to 0.57 UKs

Alabama is equal to 0.56 UKs

Louisiana is equal to 0.56 UKs

Mississippi is equal to 0.51 UKs

Pennsylvania is equal to 0.49 UKs

Ohio is equal to 0.47 UKs

Virginia is equal to 0.45 UKs

Tennessee is equal to 0.45 UKs

Kentucky is equal to 0.43 UKs

Indiana is equal to 0.39 UKs

Maine is equal to 0.38 UKs

South Carolina is equal to 0.34 UKs

West Virginia is equal to 0.26 UKs

Maryland is equal to 0.13 UKs

Hawaii is equal to 0.11 UKs

Massachusetts is equal to 0.11 UKs

New Hampshire is equal to 0.10 UKs

Vermont is equal to 0.10 UKs

New Jersey is equal to 0.09 UKs

Connecticut is equal to 0.06 UKs

Delaware is equal to 0.03 UKs

Rhode Island is equal to 0.02 UKs