Gives a complete profile of each state, plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and other Caribbean and Pacific dependencies, including latest data on new immigrants, the emerging political power of women, blacks, Hispanics, and Asian-Americans, retail and wholesale trade, and more. Covers location, size, topography, climate, population, ethnic groups, religion, history, political parties, economy, income, labor, agriculture, and virtually every detail of interest, in one volume. Describes each state separately with a detailed introduction followed by 50 subject entries. Includes updated maps.