How many stars and stripes are on the US flag, and what do they represent?
The US flag has 50 stars, one for each state, and 13 stripes that stand for the original 13 colonies.
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- Which US state is made up entirely of islands?
“Hawaii is the only US state made up entirely of islands, and it was the last state to join the Union, in 1959.”
Reference: Encyclopaedia Britannica
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