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additional statesNow that we’ve reminded ourselves of the fact that there are 50 states in the US – and have been since the admission of AlaskaAlaska and HawaiiHawaii around 60 years ago – we can ask the question: Will there be a 51^st state51st state? Additional states are certainly possible if both the inhabitants of the areas that want to apply for statehood and the CongressCongress of the United States approve. There has been a movement for Washington DCWashington DC to gain statehood status now for several decades even with a suggested name: New Columbia. Since a change in the status of DC would require an amendmentamendment to the ConstitutionConstitution ( 5), Washington DC or New Columbia probably wouldn’t be as likely to become the 51^st state as would Puerto RicoPuerto Rico, for example ( 6). And there’s always the problem of how to add an additional star to the flag … But let’s leave the states and turn to another political division in AmericaAmerica, the city.