美國西部
美國西部（英語：Western United States、 American West）指的是美國西部各州。由於美國自建國以來疆域多次向西擴展，因此美國西部的定義也隨著時代而變化。一般多以密西西比河作為美國東西部的分界線。如果采用廣義的定義，美國西部占去了美國一半以上的領土。美國西部包括了自路易西安納購地中獲得的土地、1818年自英國獲得的土地、德克薩斯州加入美國時的土地、1846年自英國獲得的土地、1848年墨西哥割讓予美國的土地及蓋茲登購地中獲得的土地。
| 美國西部 Western United States American West、Far West、the West | |
|---|---|
| 地區 | |
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| 坐标：40°N 110°W / 40°N 110°W | |
| 國家 |  美国 |
| 州 | |
| 面积[1] | |
| • 总计 | 1,873,251.63 平方英里（5,000,000 平方公里） |
| • 陸地 | 1,751,053.31 平方英里（5,000,000 平方公里） |
| 人口（2020）[2] | |
| • 總計 | 78,588,572人 |
| GDP（名義）[3] | |
| • 共計 | 5.619萬億美元 (2019年) |
| • 人均 | $71,719 (2019年) |
美國西部本身又可再細分為不同的地域。亞利桑那州、科羅拉多州、加利福尼亞州、新墨西哥州、內華達州、俄克拉荷馬州、德克薩斯州及猶他州又被視為美國西南部。而蒙大拿州、懷俄明州、愛達荷州、俄勒岡州和華盛頓州則是美國西北部。
此外，華盛頓州、俄勒岡州和加利福尼亞州三州位於太平洋沿岸，又稱為美國西岸。
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- ^ United States Summary: 2010, Population and Housing Unit Counts, 2010 Census of Population and Housing (PDF). United States Census Bureau: V–2, 1 & 41 (Tables 1 & 18). September 2012 [February 7, 2014]. （原始内容存档 (PDF)于2012-10-19）.
- ^ Change in Resident Population of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico: 1910 to 2020 (PDF). Census.gov. United States Census Bureau. [June 13, 2021]. （原始内容存档 (PDF)于2021-04-26）.
- ^ BEA Glossary. Bureau of Economic Analysis. U.S. Department of Commerce. [June 8, 2017]. （原始内容存档于September 28, 2017）.
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