51 star-flags have been designed in case of a 51st state actually joining the United States. They have been used as a symbol by supporters of statehood in various areas.

51st state, in American political discourse, is a phrase that refers to territories considered candidates for addition to the fifty states already part of the Union. Before 1959, when Alaska and Hawaii joined the U.S., the term "the 49th state" was used. Less often, "51st state" refers to countries which are, or are perceived to be, under U.S. control or influence. For example, the 1986 single "Heartland" by The The contains a repeated refrain that "this [the UK] is the 51st state of the USA." Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  US Government Portal      A U.S. state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of... 51st State is a song by New Model Army, which appeared on their 1986 album The Ghost Of Cain. ... The 51st State is a 2001 film directed by Ronny Yu, starring Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Carlyle and Emily Mortimer. ... Image File history File links US_51_Star_possible_Flag. ... Image File history File links US_51_Star_possible_Flag. ... Image File history File links US_51-star_alternate_flag. ... Image File history File links US_51-star_alternate_flag. ... Union Jack. ... Politics of the United States takes place in a framework of a presidential republic, whereby the President of the United States is head of state, head of government, and of a two-party legislative and electoral system. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  US Government Portal      A U.S. state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of... For other uses of terms redirecting here, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation) Motto In God We Trust(since 1956) (From Many, One; Latin, traditional) Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City National language English (de facto)1 Demonym American... The The are an English musical and multimedia group that have been around since 1979 in various forms, with Matt Johnson being the only constant band member. ...

Potential candidates

Under Article IV, Section Three of the United States Constitution, which outlines the relationship between the states, the Congress has the power to admit new states to the union. The states are required to give "full faith and credit" to the acts of each other's legislatures and courts, which is generally held to include the recognition of legal contracts, marriages, and criminal judgments. The states are guaranteed military and civil defense by the federal government, which is also obligated by Article IV, Section Four, to "guarantee to every state in this union a republican form of government". New states are admitted into the Union by the precedents and procedures established by the Northwest Ordinance. Following the precedent established by the Enabling Act of 1802, an Enabling Act must be passed by Congress as a prerequisite to admission. The act authorizes the people of a territory to frame a constitution, and lays down the requirements that must be met prior to consideration for statehood. It is worth noting that the history of efforts to promote into statehood Puerto Rico or the District of Columbia, (as well as the history of the now long-ago successful acceptance into statehood of the former territories of Hawaii and Alaska) have shown that political enthusiasm of Congress, or of the states, to admit a territory of limited population that is or was a Federal territory into statehood has been subdued for more than a half of a century. Article Four of the United States Constitution relates to the states. ... Wikisource has original text related to this article: The United States Constitution The United States Constitution is the supreme law of the United States of America. ... Full faith and credit is mutual understanding between courts of the 50 states of the United States to recognize, honor and enforce each others actions. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures State Courts Counties, Cities, and Towns Other countries Politics Portal      In the United States of America, a state legislature is a generic term referring to the... A trial at the Old Bailey in London as drawn by Thomas Rowlandson and Augustus Pugin for Ackermanns Microcosm of London (1808-11). ... A contract is a legally binding exchange of promises or agreement between parties that the law will enforce. ... Matrimony redirects here. ... The old United States civil defense logo. ... This article is about the federal government of the United States. ... Northwest Territory (1787). ... The Enabling Act of 1802 was made into law on April 30, 1802 by the Seventh Congress of the United States. ... An Enabling Act, in reference to admission of new states into the Union, is legislation passed by Congress authorizing the people of a territory to frame a constitution. ... Types of administrative and/or political territories include: A legally administered territory, which is a non-sovereign geographic area that has come under the authority of another government. ...

District of Columbia

"Taxation without representation", printed on D.C. license plates in protest.

Main article: D.C. Statehood

The District of Columbia is often mentioned as a likely candidate for statehood. In his The Federalist No. 43, James Madison considered the implications of the definition of the "seat of government" found in the U.S. Constitution. Although he noted potential conflicts of interest, and the need for a "municipal legislature for local purposes,"^[1] Madison did not address the district's role in national voting. At the time, some believed that giving the district full voting rights would be like giving Congress its own separate vote, increasing their power at the expense of the citizens. However, the city's population has grown to almost 600,000 people (larger than Wyoming's and comparable to those of several other states), and the calls for suffrage have increased. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... D.C. Statehood is a political campaign intended to grant the District of Columbia the full privileges of a U.S. state. ... ... An advertisement for The Federalist The Federalist Papers are a series of 85 articles arguing for the ratification of the United States Constitution. ... For other persons named James Madison, see James Madison (disambiguation). ... Page I of the Constitution of the United States of America Page II of the United States Constitution Page III of the United States Constitution Page IV of the United States Constitution The Syng inkstand, with which the Constitution was signed The Constitution of the United States is the supreme...

Of the potential candidates, citizens of the District of Columbia tend to be most supportive of statehood, yet this would likely require amendment of the United States Constitution. D.C. residents who support this movement sometimes use the Revolutionary War protest motto "Taxation without representation", denoting their lack of Congressional representation; the phrase is now printed on newly issued D.C. license plates (although a driver may choose to have the D.C. website address instead). President Bill Clinton's presidential limousine had the "Taxation without representation" license plate late in his term, while President George W. Bush had the vehicle's plates changed shortly after beginning his term in office. Wikisource has original text related to this article: The United States Constitution The United States Constitution is the supreme law of the United States of America. ... No taxation without representation was a slogan in the period 1763-1775 that summarized a primary grievance of the American colonists in the Thirteen colonies. ... William Jefferson Bill Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III[1] on August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. ... The Presidential State Car carrying President George W. Bush The Presidential State Car is a name that can be given to several limousines used by the President of the United States. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the forty-third and current President of the United States of America, originally inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ...

This position was carried by the D.C. Statehood Party, a minor party; it has since merged with the local Green Party affiliate to form the D.C. Statehood Green Party. The nearest this movement ever came to success was in 1978, when Congress passed the District of Columbia Voting Rights Amendment. Two years later in 1980, local citizens passed an initiative calling for a constitutional convention for a new state. In 1982, voters ratified the constitution of the state, which was to be called New Columbia. The drive for statehood stalled in 1985, however, when the D.C. Voting Rights Amendment failed because not enough states ratified the amendment within the seven-year span specified. The D.C. Statehood Green Party, also known as the D.C. Statehood Party, is a minor political party active in Washington, D.C.. The party is associated with the national Green Party, but has traditionally been involved primarily with issues related to D.C. Statehood. ... In American politics, the Green Party is a third party which has been active in some areas since the 1980s, but first gained widespread public attention for Ralph Naders presidential runs in 1996 and 2000. ... The D.C. Statehood Green Party, also known as the D.C. Statehood Party, is a minor political party active in Washington, D.C.. The party is associated with the national Green Party, but has traditionally been involved primarily with issues related to D.C. Statehood. ... The District of Columbia Voting Rights Amendment was a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution. ... initiative, see Initiative (disambiguation). ... hi:Alternative meaning: Constitutional convention (political custom) this is random:Alternative meaning: Constitutional convention (political custom) A constitutional convention is a gathering of delegates for the purpose of writing a new constitution or revising an existing constitution. ... New Columbia is the name of the proposed U.S. state that would be created by the admission of Washington, D.C. into the United States as the 51st state according to legislation offered starting in the 98th Congress in 1983 and routinely re-introduced in succeeding Congresses. ... Ratification is the act of giving official sanction to a formal document such as a treaty or constitution. ...

Statehood will likely remain a highly contentious political issue due to the political demographics of the city. D.C. has long voted overwhelmingly Democratic, and the addition of another state would likely guarantee two Democratic Senators in a closely divided U.S. Senate. Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  Politics Portal      Further information: Politics of the United States#Organization of American political parties The Democratic... The United States Senate is the upper house of the U.S. Congress, smaller than the United States House of Representatives. ...

Another proposed option would be to have Maryland, from which the current land was ceded, retake the District of Columbia, as Virginia has already done for its part. This would give D.C. residents the benefit of statehood while precluding the creation of a 51st state. Official language(s) None (English, de facto) Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Largest metro area Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area Area  Ranked 42nd  - Total 12,407 sq mi (32,133 km²)  - Width 101 miles (145 km)  - Length 249 miles (400 km)  - % water 21  - Latitude 37° 53′ N to 39° 43′ N... The District of Columbia, the national capital of the United States, was formed in 1790 from 100 square miles (260 km²) that were ceded to the federal government by the states of Maryland and Virginia. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ...

Puerto Rico

See also: commonwealth (U.S. insular area), Politics of Puerto Rico , and Political status of Puerto Rico

Puerto Rican statehood referendums have been consistently, though narrowly, unsuccessful. In each referendum, statehood supporters are matched almost equally by supporters of maintaining the status quo (the balance of the votes being cast by supporters of full independence), although support for statehood has risen in each successive popular referendum.^[2] If Puerto Rico were a U.S state, it would rank 27th in population, and have six seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.^[3][4][5] Puerto Rico currently has limited representation in the U.S. Congress in the form of a Resident Commissioner, a nonvoting delegate, and the current Congress had returned the Commissioner's power to vote in the Committee of the Whole, but not on matters where the vote would represent a decisive participation.^[6] Puerto Rico has elections on the US Presidential Primary or Caucus of the Democratic Party and the Republican Party to select delegates to the respective parties national conventions although presidential electors are not granted on the United States Electoral College. For other uses of Commonwealth, see Commonwealth. ... Politics of Puerto Rico takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic system, whereby the Governor of Puerto Rico is head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. ... This article is about the English rock band. ... A U.S. state is any one of the 50 states which have membership of the federation known as the United States of America (USA or U.S.). The separate state governments and the U.S. federal government share sovereignty. ... The House of Representatives is the larger of two houses that make up the U.S. Congress, the other being the United States Senate. ... The Congress of the United States is the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States of America. ... The Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico is a nonvoting representative of the United States House of Representatives elected by Puerto Ricans every 4 years. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  Politics Portal      Further information: Politics of the United States#Organization of American political parties The Democratic... GOP redirects here. ... Electoral votes by state/federal district, for the elections of 2004 and 2008 The United States Electoral College is a term used to describe the 538 President Electors who meet every 4 years to cast the electoral votes for President and Vice President of the United States; their votes represent...

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President George H.W. Bush issued a memorandum on November 30, 1992, to heads of executive departments and agencies establishing the current administrative relationship between the Federal Government and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. This memorandum directs all Federal departments, agencies, and officials to treat Puerto Rico administratively as if it were a State insofar as doing so would not disrupt Federal programs or operations. On December 23, 2000, President Bill Clinton signed executive Order 13183, which established the President’s Task Force on Puerto Rico’s Status and the rules for its membership. Section 4 of executive Order 13183 (as amended by executive Order 13319) directs the Task Force to “report on its actions to the President … on progress made in the determination of Puerto Rico’s ultimate status.” President George W. Bush signed an additional amendment to Executive Order 13183 on December 3, 2003, which established the current co-chairs and instructed the Task Force to issue reports as needed, but no less than once every two years.^[7][8] Order: 41st President Vice President: Dan Quayle Term of office: January 20, 1989 – January 20, 1993 Preceded by: Ronald Reagan Succeeded by: Bill Clinton Date of birth: June 12, 1924 Place of birth: Milton, Massachusetts First Lady: Barbara Pierce Bush Political party: Republican George Herbert Walker Bush, KBE (born June... William Jefferson Bill Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III[1] on August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the forty-third and current President of the United States of America, originally inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ...

The statehood position is carried by the New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico. Both major United States political parties have expressed their position on their respective party platforms. The following are the appropriate section from the respective 2004 party platforms: The Republican Party 2004 Platform indicate the following: "We support the right of the United States citizens of Puerto Rico to be admitted to the Union as a fully sovereign state after they freely so determine. We recognize that Congress has the final authority to define the Constitutionally valid options for Puerto Rico to achieve a permanent non-territorial status with government by consent and full enfranchisement. As long as Puerto Rico is not a state, however, the will of its people regarding their political status should be ascertained by means of a general right of referendum or specific referenda sponsored by the United States government.^[9] The Democratic Party 2004 Platform indicates the following: "We believe that four million disenfranchised American citizens residing in Puerto Rico have the right to the permanent and fully democratic status of their choice. The White House and Congress will clarify the realistic status options for Puerto Rico and enable Puerto Ricans to choose among them".^[10] For other uses, see New Progressive Party (disambiguation). ... GOP redirects here. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  Politics Portal      Further information: Politics of the United States#Organization of American political parties The Democratic...

Its population in the 2000 census was 3,927,776. (Kentucky ranked 26th, with 4,206,074, and Oregon ranked 27th, with 3,700,758.)

See also: List of U.S. states by population.

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Other/former U.S. territories

A hypothetical merging of several former and current Pacific US territories into a single state.

Other less likely contenders are Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands, both of which are unincorporated organized territories of the United States, although the latter could merge with Puerto Rico due to its close proximity. Also the Northern Mariana Islands, which is a commonwealth like Puerto Rico, and American Samoa, an unorganized, unincorporated territory could attempt to gain statehood. Some proposals call for the Virgin Islands to be admitted with Puerto Rico as one state (often known as the proposed "Commonwealth of Prusvi", for Puerto Rico/U.S. Virgin Islands), and for the amalgamation of U.S territories or former territories in the Pacific Ocean, in the manner of the "Greater Hawaii" concept of the 1960s. Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands would be admitted as one state, along with Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Marshall Islands. Such a state would have a population of 441,171 (slightly lower than Wyoming's population) and an area of 911.82 square miles (slightly smaller than Rhode Island). Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (715x628, 101 KB) This map shows what a hypothetical merging of Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, the Marshall Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands into a single US state would look like. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (715x628, 101 KB) This map shows what a hypothetical merging of Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, the Marshall Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands into a single US state would look like. ... The United States Virgin Islands is a group of islands in the Caribbean that is a dependency of the United States. ... An incorporated territory of the United States is a specific area under the jurisdiction of the United States, over which the United States Congress has determined that the United States Constitution is to be applied to the territorys local government and inhabitants in its entirety (e. ... In the history of the United States, an organized territory is a territory for which the United States Congress has enacted an Organic Act. ... In the terminology of the United States insular areas, a Commonwealth is an organized territory or colony that has established with the Federal Government a more highly developed relationship, which may be embodied in a written mutual agreement. ... Official language(s) English Capital Cheyenne Largest city Cheyenne Area  Ranked 10th  - Total 97,818 sq mi (253,348 km²)  - Width 280 miles (450 km)  - Length 360 miles (580 km)  - % water 0. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ...

American Samoa could possibly be part of such a state, increasing the population to 506,040 and the area to 988.65 square miles. It may even become a county of Hawaii if American Samoa no longer wished to be a territory.^{[citation needed]} This article is about the U.S. State. ...

From current U.S. states

Main article: List of U.S. state secession proposals

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• On January 15, 2008, Utah State Representative Neal Hendrickson introduced a joint resolution consenting to the creation of a new state. The proposed resolution - intended to be sent to the U.S. Congress - would support secession of all lands south of the Utah County border to create the new state.^[11]
• Though now nearly forgotten, the California State Senate voted on June 4, 1965 to divide California into two states, with the Tehachapi Mountains as the boundary. Sponsored by State Senator Richard J. Dolwig (D-San Mateo), the resolution proposed to separate the 7 southern counties, with a majority of the state's population, from the 51 other counties, and passed 27-12. To be effective, the amendment would have needed approval by the State Assembly, by California voters, and by the United States Congress. As expected by Dolwig, the proposal did not get out of committee in the Assembly.^[12] A previous proposal to this effect was advanced in 1860, but was tabled due to the American Civil War and never revived. It is unlikely that such a separation would take place in the modern day, due to issues such as control and ownership of the California Aqueduct.
• The state of Maine was part of Massachusetts up until the passing of the Missouri Compromise in 1820.
• The state of West Virginia was formed during the Civil War by counties in northwestern Virginia that had remained loyal to the United States.
• The proposal for New York City secession would separate Downstate New York, containing New York City, from the poorer, more rural and politically conservative upstate New York. It has seen supporters from both upstate (Randy Kuhl) and downstate (Peter Vallone, Jr.) but has never built enough momentum to pass. Long Island has also considered separating itself from the rest of the state, for similar reasons.
• A similar circumstance has been proposed with the secession of Chicago from Illinois since over a half of the population of Illinois resides in the metropolitan area. A variation of this was called Chiwaukee, which would be the strip of land from Milwaukee down to Gary, Indiana.
• Historically, it was possible that the counties of southern Oregon and northern California might have seceded from their respective states to form a new "State of Jefferson". When last proposed in 1941, Jefferson would have become the 49th state, making Alaska and Hawaii the 50th and 51st when they became states in 1959.
• Also there have been brief calls for a 51st state named the State of Lincoln in 1996, 1999, and 2005. The state would be made of Eastern Washington and the Idaho Panhandle.^{[citation needed]}
• In 1784, residents of what is now eastern Tennessee voted to organize the region as a new state to be named "Franklin" and petitioned Congress for admission to the Union. Congress never acted on the petition, and when North Carolina—which had once claimed the Tennessee country (the territory now comprising Tennessee) and had then ceded it to central government of the U.S.—acted to reclaim the region, the government of "Franklin" soon collapsed. In 1790, North Carolina again ceded the Tennessee country, including the former Franklin, to the central government; the entire Tennessee country was later (1796) admitted to the union as the State of Tennessee.
• Similar junctions have attempted to take place in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, which some wish to secede (sometimes along with adjoining counties of northern Wisconsin) in order to make a state called "Superior".^[13]

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Use internationally

Because of their cultural similarities and close alliances with the United States, it is said in jest that some countries are the 51st state. In other countries, movements with various degrees of support and seriousness have proposed U.S. statehood.

Canada

In Canada, "the 51st state" (or sometimes "the Maple Leaf state") is an emotional trigger phrase generally used in such a way as to imply that if a certain political course is taken, Canada's destiny will be to become "the 51st state".

Becoming "the 51st state" is usually raised either as a potential consequence of adopting policies that propose greater integration or cooperation with the United States (such as Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement in 1988, or the current debate over the creation of a common defense perimeter), or as a potential consequence of not adopting proposals intended to resolve the issue of Quebec sovereignty (such as the Charlottetown Accord in 1992, or the Clarity Act in 1999.) The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) was a trade agreement signed by Canada and the United States on January 2, 1988. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Fortress North America is a term used both during the Second World War and more often in the Cold War to refer to the option of defending Canada and the United States against their enemies if the rest of the world were lost to them. ... Quebec The Quebec sovereignty movement is a movement calling for the attainment of sovereignty for Quebec, a province of the country of Canada. ... Headline on October 27, 1992 Globe and Mail. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... The Clarity Act (known as Bill C-20 before it became law) is legislation of Canadas federal parliament that established the conditions under which the Government of Canada would enter into negotiations that might lead to secession following such a vote by one of the provinces. ... Events of 2008: (EMILY) Me Lesley and MIley are going to China! This article is about the year. ...

The phrase is usually used in local political debates, in polemic writing or in private conversations. It is rarely used by politicians themselves in a public context, although at certain times in Canadian history political parties have used other similarly loaded imagery. For example, in the 1988 federal election, the anti-Free Trade Liberals ran an ad in which Tory strategists, upon the adoption of the agreement, slowly erased the Canada-U.S. border from a desktop map of North America. Within days, however, the Tories responded with an ad which featured the border being drawn back on, as an announcer intoned "Here's where we draw the line." It should also be noted that the 1988 Free Trade Agreement was implemented, followed by the passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement of 1993, and the Charlottetown Accord failed, although to date none of these events have resulted in Canadian annexation by the United States as was alleged during the respective debates. Look up Polemic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Map of the Popular Vote with bar graphs showing seat totals in the provinces and territories The Canadian Parliament after the 1988 election The Canadian federal election of 1988 was held November 21, 1988, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons. ... The Liberal Party of Canada (French: ), colloquially known as the Grits (originally Clear Grits), is a Canadian federal political party. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... North American redirects here. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... NAFTA redirects here. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Headline on October 27, 1992 Globe and Mail. ...

Percent of population in each region who supported U.S. annexation in a 2001 survey, represented in blue on the pie charts.^[14]

A few fringe groups in Canada have actively campaigned in favor of joining the United States. These annexationist movements have not attracted much mainstream attention, although perhaps as many as one in five Canadians may support the idea.^[15] At various times, annexationist movements in Canada have campaigned in favour of the annexation of parts or all of Canada by the United States. ...

In the United States, use of the term "the 51st state" when applied to Canada can serve as either a positive or negative reference, depending on the context. In some circumstances, the term is used from a U.S. perspective to highlight the similarities and close relationship between Canada and the United States. However, the term is most often taken as an insult. Interestingly, the Articles of Confederation pre-approved Canada's entry into the United States of America.^[16] The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, commonly known as the Articles of Confederation, was the first governing document, or constitution, of the United States of America. ...

Alberta

See also: Alberta separatism and Jesusland map

Alberta is "Canada's Texas"; the two share similarities in terms of conservative social values and an economy defined by petroleum extraction and processing. A number of Albertans have expressed dissatisfaction at Canada's policies towards the province, particularly with regards to national energy policy and equalization payments. Some Albertans accuse Canada of stealing money from the province's vast oil reserves to distribute to the rest of the country; however the distibution of windfall provincial earnings as equalization payments to most provinces is standard practise, and all provinces except Ontario have been the recipient of this funding at some point in time, including Alberta.^[17] An August 2005 poll commissioned by the Western Standard pegged support for the idea that "Western Canadians should begin to explore the idea of forming their own country" at 42% in Alberta and 35.6% across the four Western provinces,^[18] though some people have claimed that the Western Standard's poll question was too vague to be used for determining support for secession.^{[citation needed]} Alberta separatism is a fringe movement that advocates the secession of the province of Alberta from Canada either by forming an independent nation or by creating a new federation with one or more of Canadas other four westernmost provinces. ... The Jesusland map. ... For other uses, see Alberta (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Texas (disambiguation). ... Petro redirects here. ... Equalization payments are cash payments made in some federal systems of government from the federal government to state or provincial governments with the objective of offsetting differences in available revenue or in the cost of providing services. ... Equalization payments are cash payments made in some federal systems of government from the federal government to state or provincial governments with the objective of offsetting differences in available revenue or in the cost of providing services. ... The Western Standard bills itself as Western Canadas only national news magazine and is printed 24 times a year. ...

Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island

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In case the province of Quebec officially secedes from Canada (a near-close attempt by an election in October 1995), the three Maritime Provinces of Canada would easily be admitted as three new states in the United States according to media rumor at the time, but each of the provincial parliaments deny there was such an accord to adjoin the U.S. territory. Image File history File links Emblem-important. ... This article is about the Canadian province. ... The Maritimes or Maritime provinces are a region of Canada on the Atlantic coast, consisting of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. ...

Australia

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Over the last half century, Australian culture was increasingly dominated by the United States of America. This integration could make the possibility of future Australian statehood (or annexation) with the United States a realistic option (however remote) in the event of a collapse of government, invasion or devastating attack. The US holds major joint military and government interests with Australia in part of the ANZUS Mutual Defense Treaty of 1951. Image File history File links Emblem-important. ... The Australia, New Zealand, United States Security Treaty (ANZUS or ANZUS Treaty) is the military alliance which binds Australia and New Zealand and, separately, Australia and the United States to cooperate on defence matters in the Pacific Ocean area, though today the treaty is understood to relate to attacks in...

The fact Australia is an English speaking country, is regarded a close ally, shares a similar British background, and are both linked by the Pacific Ocean makes this option plausible in the future even though it may be highly unlikely.

New Zealand explored a similar option, other than declaring itself a republic out of the British commonwealth of nations as some Australians wanted, or the two nations merged into an "Australia-New Zealand Union" or allow themselves become a "mega-state" of a continent and two large islands, including large sections of Antarctica (the Australian Antarctic Territory and Ross Dependency) are claimed by Australia and New Zealand. The Commonwealth of Nations as of 2007 Headquarters Marlborough House, London, UK Official languages English Membership 53 sovereign states Leaders  -  Queen Elizabeth II  -  Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma Appointed 24 November 2007 Establishment  -  Balfour Declaration 18 November 1926   -  Statute of Westminster 11 December 1931   -  London Declaration 28 April 1949  Area  -  Total... The Australian Antarctic Territory (AAT) is the part of Antarctica claimed by Australia. ... Political status Dependency of New Zealand Governor Anand Satyanand Area   – Total  450 000 km² (174 000 mi²) Population Scott Base: 10-80 seasonally McMurdo Station: 200-1000 seasonally Currency New Zealand dollar The Ross Dependency comprises an area of Antarctica (and other land masses in the Southern Ocean) claimed by...

Cuba

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The island located 100 miles south of Florida, Cuba continues to be joked as a future US state. What should been the most loyal nation to the U.S. in the 19th and early 20th centuries and home to 500,000 American land owners before the outbreak of the Spanish American war, Cuba was projected to been US territory by purchasing it from the Spanish empire. Image File history File links Emblem-important. ... The Spanish-American War took place in 1898, and resulted in the United States of America gaining control over the former colonies of Spain in the Caribbean and Pacific. ...

The pro-independence movement in Cuba was funded and supported by the U.S., as guerilla leaders pleaded for annexation for statehood in the 1880s and early 1890s, but Cuban revolutionary leader Jose Marti objected and called for Cuban nationhood. When the U.S. defeated Spain in 1899, the island was allowed to declare independence instead of becoming officially part of the U.S. José Julian Martí y Perez (January 28, 1853 - May 19, 1895) was a leader of the Cuban independence movement as well as an esteemed poet and writer. ...

From 1903 to 1958, the U.S. opted to back every government most notably the General Fulgencio Batista regime whom was ousted in 1959 by Fidel Castro and erected an anti-American Marxist government in power ever since, and the millions of pro-US Cuban refugees fled the island as a result. General Fulgencio Batista y Zaldívar (pronounced ; January 16, 1901 – August 6, 1973) was a Cuban military officer, dictator and politician. ... Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (born on August 13, 1926) is the current President of Cuba but on indefinite medical hiatus. ...

Some Cuban-Americans felt uncertain of the island's future support the idea for annexation and statehood to stabilize a post-Fidel Castro Cuba by bringing the island to the U.S. But, the majority of Cubans won't want American rule imposed on them and want improved economic conditions. A Cuban American is a United States citizen who traces his or her ancestry to Cuba. ...

Denmark

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In 1909, a group of Danish-American settlers erected a small town near Alborg and by 1913, a few local leaders announced not only they "returned" to their ancestral land, but wanted to "Americanize" this small European kingdom whom had a positive diplomatic relationship with the United States by favoring the country to become annexed. But this was forgotten when World War I broke out the next year (1914) and Denmark was forced to preserve neutrality as their neighbor was the German Empire until the armistice of 1918. Image File history File links Emblem-important. ... “The Great War ” redirects here. ... For German colonial territories, see German Colonial Empire. ...

Guyana

There is an organization dedicated to the integration of Guyana with the United States, GuyanaUSA. Their claim is based on the idea that Guyana has strong connections with the United States in terms of people (100,000 people have joint Guyanese-American citizenship and 350,000 Guyanese live in U.S., half as many as remain in Guyana). It is the only South American country with English as its official language.

Israel

A number of websites assert or joke that Israel is the 51st state due to the annual funding and defense support it receives from the United States. Commentator Richard Reeves has also used this trope.

Japan

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Despite the United Nations guarantee of the protection and preservation of Japanese sovereignty, some American congressmen insisted they should annex a war-defeated Japan, however on September 2, 1945 in the Japanese Instrument of Surrender on the USS Missouri the U.S. armed forces rejected such a plan. Image File history File links Emblem-important. ... UN redirects here. ... Representatives of Japan stand aboard the USS Missouri prior to signing of the Instrument of Surrender. ... Three ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS Missouri in honor of the 24th state. ...

However in the Treaty of San Francisco in April 1951, the U.S. officially annexed the outlying islands of the Ryukyus including the island of Okinawa home to over one million Okinawans related to the Japanese; and the Bonin Islands, the Volcano Islands and Iwo Jima. Prime Minister Yoshida Shigeru gives a speech on reconciliation and rapport ) at the San Francisco Peace conference. ... Location of Ryukyu Islands The Ryukyu Islands, in Japanese called the Nansei Islands ) are a chain of Japanese islands in the western Pacific Ocean at the eastern limit of the East China Sea. ... This article is about the prefecture. ... Okinawan may refer to: The languages or dialects of Okinawa (see: Ryukyuan languages, Okinawan language) The people of Okinawa (see: Ryukyuans) Of or relating to Okinawa This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... A map of the Ogasawara Islands south of Japan The Ogasawara Islands ) are an archipelago of over 30 subtropical islands some 1,000 km directly south of central Tokyo, Japan. ... The Ogasawara Islands (小笠原諸島) are an archipelago of over 30 subtropical islands some 1000 km directly south of central Tokyo, Japan. ... For other uses, see Iwo Jima (disambiguation). ...

But all those acquired US possessions were slowly returned to Japanese rule, esp. hotly-contested Okinawa in May 15, 1972, and American armed forces personnel remain in the island's bases, an emotional subject for many Okinawans who despised foreign occupation left over from the WWII era.

Albania

Albania is often cited as the 51st state due to its perceived strongly pro-USA positions. In reference to President George W. Bush's 2007 European tour, Edi Rama, Tirana's mayor and leader of the opposition Socialists, said: "Albania is for sure the most pro-American country in Europe, maybe even in the world ... Nowhere else can you find such respect and hospitality for the President of the United States. Even in Michigan, he wouldn't be as welcome". At the time of ex-Secretary of State James Baker's visit in 1991, there was even a move to hold a referendum declaring the country as America's 51st state.^[19] George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the forty-third and current President of the United States of America, originally inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ... This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. ... Nickname: Coordinates: , Country Albania Founded 1614 Elevation 295 ft (90 m) Population (2005 est)[1]  - City 585,756  - Metro 700,000 Tirana (Albanian: Tiranë or Tirana) is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Albania. ... In several countries, Secretary of State is a senior government position. ... James Addison Baker III (born April 28, 1930) served as the Chief of Staff in President Ronald Reagans first administration, Secretary of the Treasury from 1985 to 1988 in the second Reagan administration, and Secretary of State in the administration of President George H. W. Bush. ...

Philippines

The Philippines at one time had a grassroots movement for statehood. Supporters of this movement were mainly Filipinos that had fought as members of the American armed forces in various wars under a special agreement between the two countries (see Filipino Veterans Fairness Act.) Various suggestions for Philippine statehood have included its entry as a whole or the partial entry of the westernized north, leaving the predominantly Muslim Mindanao to form its own country (see Moro National Liberation Front) or join Indonesia. The movement never had any significant political impact, and was primarily a minor social movement. The movement is virtually dead, as most of its supporters are aging or have died. The Military of the United States, officially known as the United States Armed Forces, is structured into five branches consisting of the: United States Army United States Marine Corps United States Navy United States Air Force United States Coast Guard The U.S. Public Health Service and the National Oceanic... There is also a collection of Hadith called Sahih Muslim A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم, Persian: Mosalman or Mosalmon Urdu: مسلمان, Turkish: Müslüman, Albanian: Mysliman, Bosnian: Musliman) is an adherent of the religion of Islam. ... Mindanao is the second largest and easternmost island in the Philippines. ... The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) is an active Islamic movement in the Southern Philippines. ...

Sicily

The Party of Reconstruction in Sicily, which claimed 40,000 members in 1944, campaigned for Sicily to be admitted as a U.S. state.^[20] (It would have been the 49th state, preceding Alaska and Hawaii.) This party was one of several Sicilian separatist movements active after the downfall of Italian fascism. The island is populated by Sicilians a traditionally regional and ethnic group, whom felt neglected or underrepresented by the Italian government, esp. after the annexation of 1861 when Sicily was part of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies based in Naples which combined with the First Republic of Italy in 1868, but Sicilians doesn't share every single cultural trait with those in other regions and provinces of the Italian peninsula. Sicily ( in Italian and Sicilian) is an autonomous region of Italy and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, with an area of 25,708 km² (9,926 sq. ... For other uses, see Alaska (disambiguation). ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... “Separatists” redirects here. ... Italian fascism (in Italian, fascismo) was the authoritarian political movement which ruled Italy from 1922 to 1943 under the leadership of Benito Mussolini. ... Sicily (Sicilia in Italian) is an autonomous region of Italy and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, with an area of 25,700 sq. ... The Two Sicilies The Kingdom of the Two Sicilies was the new name that the Bourbon king Ferdinand IV of Naples gave to his domain (including Southern Italy and Sicily) after the end of the Napoleonic Era and the full restoration of his power in 1816. ... Alternate uses: See Naples (disambiguation) Naples (Italian Napoli, Neapolitan Napule, from Greek Νέα-Πόλις, latinised in Neapolis) is the largest town in southern Italy, capital of Campania region. ... Satellite view of the Peninsula in spring The Italian Peninsula or Apennine Peninsula (Italian: Penisola italiana or Penisola appenninica) is one of the greatest peninsulas of Europe, spanning 1,000 km from the Alps in the north to the central Mediterranean Sea in the south. ...

United Kingdom

There has been limited discussion on the fringes of political debate in the UK of the United Kingdom pulling out of the European Union and joining the North American Free Trade Agreement, especially in the early 2000s. (NAFTA).^[21][22]. However, the UK would have to re-negotiate trade links with the EU, which accounts for 50% of UK foreign trade,^{[citation needed]} compared to NAFTA members (15% of the UK exports and 8.7% of imports come from the largest NAFTA member, the USA). Nafta or NAFTA may refer to: an acronym for the North American Free Trade Agreement an acronym for the New Zealand Australia Free Trade Agreement the town/Tokyo of Nafta, Tunisia This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ...

Taiwan

When the Treaty of San Francisco and Treaty of Taipei were agreed, the World War II Allies were given the internationally agreed responsibility of administration of the former Formosa. The ongoing debates and disagreements in regard to the legal and political status of Taiwan remains, with some commentators believing it to be an independent or quasi-independent state that seeks more international recognition from members of the United Nations, functioning under the Formosa government. A recent poll conducted in Taiwan showed that 15% of the people, when asked about where the future of Taiwan lay, believed that it should try to become the 51st state of the United States of America.^{[citation needed]} Neither the San Francisco Peace Treaty nor the Treaty of Taipei specified who should exercise sovereignty over Taiwan after the Allied Forces had relinquished control. The People's Republic of China was not a signatory to either treaty. Prime Minister Yoshida Shigeru gives a speech on reconciliation and rapport ) at the San Francisco Peace conference. ... Sino-Japanese Peace Treaty (Japanese: 日華平和条約, Chinese: 中日和平條約), commonly known as the Treaty of Taipei as it was signed in Taipei, was a peace treaty between Japan and the Republic of China (ROC) concluded on April 28, 1952. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Look up ally in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article is about the history, geography, and people of the island known as Taiwan. ... UN redirects here. ... In general, allies are people or groups that have joined an alliance and are working together to achieve some common purpose. ...

Use in other organizational contexts

Frequently, organizations (NGOs, etc.) based primarily in the United States have smaller branches elsewhere. These branches may often be referred to as the group's "51st state". NGO is an abbreviation or code for: Non-governmental organization Nagoya Airport (IATA code) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

• The Democratic National Committee recognizes each state for electoral purposes; however it also gives Democrats Abroad delegate votes to represent the ca. 7 million U.S. Americans abroad. In the context of the DNC, Democrats Abroad is often considered the "51st state".

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is the principal organization governing the United States Democratic Party on a day to day basis. ... Democrats Abroad Democrats Abroad is the official organization of the Democratic Party of the United States for expatriates, representing Democrats that are citizens of the U.S. but live outside the United States. ...

Use of "51st state" in popular culture

• The 51st State is a 2001 British movie starring Samuel L. Jackson and Robert Carlyle, set in Liverpool, England. The film makes fun of US-UK relations. The film was released under the title Formula 51 in The United States and Canada due to sensitivity to the term "51st state" there.
• In The Simpsons, Saudi-Israelia (presumably a combination of Saudi Arabia and Israel) is mentioned as the 51st state in the episode "Future-Drama".
• The 1986 album The Ghost of Cain by the English rock band New Model Army features a track called 51st State, which refers to the UK under Margaret Thatcher.
• The song "Heartland" on the 1986 album Infected, by the English band The The, ends with the refrain "This is the 51st state of the U.S.A."
• 51st State is a novel by Peter Preston published in 1998, in which the United Kingdom leaves the European Union and becomes the 51st state of the USA. ISBN 0-670-88326-3
• In The Light of Other Days, a novel by Arthur C. Clarke and Stephen Baxter, the United Kingdom joins the United States, with the Prime Minister serving as governor and the Royal Family exiled to Australia. ISBN 0-00-224704-6
• In the Star Trek: The Next Generation second season episode "The Royale", a 52 Star flag is shown on a piece of debris. The episode did not make clear where the 51st and 52nd states were, only that they joined in the 21st Century. In the episode, Commander Riker says that he would date the debris to between 2033 and 2079.
• In the 1979 movie Americathon, which is set in a fictional 1998, the United Kingdom has become the 51st state, and the logos of a Safeway grocery store hang upon the Palace of Westminster.

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See also

• Manifest Destiny
• Proposals for new Canadian provinces and territories

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