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| State nickname: The Aloha State | |||||
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| Area - Total | Ranked 43rd | ||||
| Population - 2000 Census | Ranked 42nd 1,211,537 | ||||
| Population density - 2000 Census | Ranked 13th 42.75 /km˛ | ||||
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| Time zone | UTC-10/ (no daylight saving time) | ||||
| Latitude | 18°55'N to 29°N | ||||
| Longitude | 154°40'W to 162°W | ||||
| Width Length | n/a km 2,450 km | ||||
| ISO 3166-2 | US-HI
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Hawaii, the state most recently admitted into the Union, has many distinctions. In addition to having the southernmost point in the United States, it is the only state that lies completely in the tropicsThe tropics are the geographic region of the Earth centered on the equator and limited in latitude by the two tropics the Tropic of Cancer in the north and the Tropic of Capricorn in the southern hemisphere. This area lies approximately between 23. 5° N l. As one of two states outside the contiguous United StatesThe continental United States refers (except sometimes in U. federal law and regulations) to the largest part of the U. that is delimited by a continuous border. Specifically, this includes 48 states and the federal capital of the U. the District of Colum, it is the only one without territory on the mainland of any continent and is the only state that continues to grow due to active lavaLava is molten rock that a volcano expels during an eruption. Due to its high temperature, lava can be quite fluid when first exuded from a volcanic vent, but eventually solidifies into rock. However, the lava may flow many miles before solidification. flows, most notably from Kilauea. Ethnically, it is one of only two states that do not have a Caucasian majority and has the largest percentage of Asians. Ecologically and agriculturally, it is the endangered species capital of the world and is the only industrial producer of coffee in the nation.