The Western US

The Western United States, the "American west"

13 states:
Alaska
Arizona
California
Colorado
Hawaii
Idaho
Montana
Nevada
New Mexico
Oregon
Utah 
Washington
Wyoming 

Climate

Midwest in the country is it generally dry and it has delightful summers, California has nice weather all year round, and experiences very few times snow. But the parts of this region that are more north, has cooler weather. But all the states has tolerable winters. 

Northwest are perhaps the wettest part of the country. They are scattered in rain all year round. The temperatures is mild and the summers are pleasantly worm, but never to worm.

Southwest is the hottest and high rainfall region of the US. You must be prepared to face heavy rain accompanied with thunder storms, dangerous lightening and occasional tornadoes. The winter is generally short but some freezing rains do occur. The spring and fall seasons are quite long and temperatures are generally excellent. The summers are very hot with temperatures up to 40 degrees Celsius. 

Approximate population


Alaska: 710,231 Washington: 6,724,540 Oregon: 3,831,074 California: 37,253,956 Idaho: 1,567,582 Nevada: 2,700,551 Montana: 989,415 Utah: 2,763,885 Arizona: 6,392,017 Wyoming: 563,626 Colorado: 5,029,196 New Mexico: 2,059,179 Hawaii: 1,360,301for a total of: 71,945,553

Important industry

Fish and sporting goods are good industries. California is in the western US, and a few years ago would have been the 5th worlds largest economy if it had been a country. The key industries are Wine growing, electronics, computing and technology. 

Seattle in the Pacific Northwest state of Washington is home to Microsoft and Boeing, so computing hardware and software and Aerospace. 

Culture

In the Pacific Coast states, the wide areas filled with small towns, farms, and forests are supplemented by a few big port cities which has evolved into a world centers for the media and technology industries. Now the second largest city in the Nation, Los Angeles is best known as the home of Hollywood film industry. California has become the most populous state. Oregon and Washington have also seen rapid growth with the rise of Boeing and Microsoft along with agriculture and resource-based industries. 

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