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Texas vs Northern Mariana Islands Geography
Land area
- Texas has a land area of 261,259 square miles (676,657 km²), while Northern Mariana Islands has 179 square miles (464 km²).
- Texas' land area is 1,458.3 times larger than Northern Mariana Islands'.
Total area
- Texas: 268,599 square miles (695,668 km²) vs Northern Mariana Islands: 179 square miles (464 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Texas' total area is 1,499.3 times larger than Northern Mariana Islands'.
Length
- Texas is 808 miles (1,300 km) long from north to south; Northern Mariana Islands is 326 miles (524 km).
- Texas' north-south length is 2.5 times (148%) longer than Northern Mariana Islands'.
Width
- Texas spans 777 miles (1,250 km) east to west; Northern Mariana Islands spans 278 miles (448 km).
- Texas' east-west width is 2.8 times (179%) wider than Northern Mariana Islands'.
Highest point
- Texas's highest point is Guadalupe Peak at 8,730 feet (2,661 m); Northern Mariana Islands's is Agrihan at 3,166 feet (965 m).
- Guadalupe Peak is 5,564 feet higher than Agrihan.
Lowest point
- Texas's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Northern Mariana Islands's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Texas vs Northern Mariana Islands Population and History
Population
- Texas has a population of 31,290,831 (2024), while Northern Mariana Islands has 47,329 (2020).
- Texas' population is 661.1 times larger than Northern Mariana Islands'.
Population density
- Texas: 119.8 people per square mile vs Northern Mariana Islands: 264.4.
- Northern Mariana Islands' population density is 2.2 times (121%) higher than Texas'.
History
- Texas: Admitted to the Union on December 29, 1845, as the 28th state.
- Northern Mariana Islands: A US commonwealth since 1978.
- In its current form, Texas is the older of the two by 133 years.
Official Websites
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