>And how many are there really? Excuse the stupid question from a foreigner... I learned more than 20 years ago that there were 50 states, but I am not sure whether any states were added in the meantime.
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>Hilmar.

50. Not a stupid question at all. I'm sure you know way more about the US than I will ever know about Bolivia. 52, BTW, is the number of cards in a deck of cards. That's kind of why I find it so funny.