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Eastern United States
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The Eastern United States, often abbreviated as simply the East, is a macroregion of the United States located to the east of the Mississippi River.[1] It includes 17–26 states and Washington, D.C., the national capital.
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As of 2011, the Eastern United States had an estimated population exceeding 179 million, representing the majority (over 58 percent) of the total U.S. population.[2][3][4]
The three most populous cities in the Eastern United States are New York City, Chicago, and Philadelphia.