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| Official
Name : |
STATE OF HAWAII (State of USA) |
| Land
Area: | 6,427
square kilometres / 2,498 square miles. |
| Population: | 1,187,800
(est July 2002). |
| Languages: | English
and Hawaiian (a Polynesian dialect). Both official. Some Tagalog and Japanese. |
| Religions: |
Christian. |
| Capital: | Honolulu.
Population 372,000 |
| Currency: | US
dollar, divided into 100 cents. |
| Geography: |
Formerly the Sandwich Islands, it comprises of a chain of islands of 130, with
more than 20 being volcanic islands. Hawaii is the largest, being formed by five
volcanos, two being still active. |
