Below is a printable world map outline, and also an outline of the 50 American states:
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
Other lands owned by the U.S. are known as territories. These include Guam, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the U.S. Virgin Islands (St. Thomas, St. John and St. Croix).
Washington DC is not considered a state, but a district.
No one really knows why so many people think there are 52 states, but the map shown here displays all 50 states of America.
These maps are accurately scaled, meaning that the size and placement of states and regions are more or less correct in relation to each other.