Interesting facts about Texas and Texans1 photos

If Texas were a European country, it would be larger than any European country, with the exception of Russia. In the United States, Texas ranks second in size, immediately after Alaska.

The population of Texas & ndash; almost 27 million people, more than Sweden, Denmark and Austria combined. What is important, the population of Texas is growing. Back in 1990, only 17 million people lived in Texas.

There are more airports in Texas than in any other state. Not only that: the international airport in Amarillo has the third longest runway in the world. There can plantcamping space shuttles (remember the famous, & quot; Houston, we have problems & raquo ;?). Texas also has a border with Mexico and convenient access to the sea.

Texas’s GDP exceeds $ 1 trillion. This roughly corresponds to the GDP of Mexico or South Korea. If Texas were an independent state, it would occupy the 14th place in the world in terms of GDP.

Cattle breeding is highly developed in Texas. From a food point of view, Texas is quite able to provide itself with everything necessary on its own.

Texas was an independent state for 9 years, from 1836 to 1845. When the States annexed thoseHus, the state received special privileges. So, the Republic of Texas & ndash; the only state that was accepted in the USA as an equal member of the union, as an independent state. Also, only Texas is allowed to raise its flag & ndash; & laquo; lonely star flag & raquo; & ndash; on a par with the national flag of the United States.

In the middle of the 19th century, in the civil war of North and South, Texas acted on the side of the southerners. That is, was against Washington. At the same time, there are documents according to which, on the eve of the war, in 1861, most of the residents of Texas voted to withdraw from the United States.

TechAstsy did not consider George W. Bush as their president, since he was born in Connecticut, and since his policies did not particularly suit the Texans. In general, Texans believe that Washington does not take into account their opinions and their interests.

Texas is the leader in terms of export earnings in the USA: primarily due to the export of oil and natural gas. About 30% of all US oil reserves are concentrated in Texas. There are other natural resources in Texas: for example, it is in Texas that 90% of the world's recoverable helium is located. However, Texas is a rather poor state; average per capita incomesare small. Texans believe that if it were not for Washington, they would have a lot more money.

The people of Texas have a lot of weapons in their hands. There are only about 30 thousand machine guns. At the moment, Texas is also going to legalize the open carrying of short-barreled weapons: for the time being, Texans can only carry rifles and shotguns in towns and villages.