We've all heard the saying "Everything's bigger in Texas"— and we're here to show you that it's true.
The Lone Star State is home to nearly 26.5 million people, or 8.4% of the total U.S. population. Most of this population is concentrated around cities including Houston, Dallas, and Austin.
Texas contains a major portion of the U.S. economy. Its total gross domestic product is $1.43 trillion, which is approximately 8.5% of the entire U.S. GDP.
Although Texas is primarily known for its oil, it is also the leader in wind power development, and has a large aerospace and aviation industry. Fifty-two Fortune 500 companies including ExxonMobil, AT&T, and American Airlines are headquartered in Texas.
Texas has enough crude oil reserves to fill up almost 1459 Empire State Buildings.
Texas has 9.614 billion barrels of crude oil reserves, which is 403.788 billion gallons. This is 31.5% of the U.S.' reserves.
The Empire State Building's volume is 37 million cubic feet, which is 276,779,000 gallons.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Association
There are enough registered machine guns in Texas to arm every undergraduate enrolled at UCLA.
There are 28,690 registered machine guns in Texas.
There were 28,674 enrolled undergraduates at UCLA in the Fall 2013 semester.
Source: My San Antonio
Texas' total area is twice the size of Germany.
Texas is the largest state in the contiguous United States with an area of 268,820 square miles. This is 7.4% of the total U.S.
Germany's area is 137,847 square miles.
Source: About Geography
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