Texas is approximately 268,596 to 268,820 square miles in size, making it the second-largest state in the United States by area, after Alaska. It is the largest state within the contiguous United States. Texas covers about 7% of the total land area of the U.S. and is roughly 1.65 times larger than California. The state spans about 801 miles from north to south and 773 miles from east to west. If Texas were a country, it would rank around the 39th or 40th largest country in the world, larger than countries like France, Spain, or Germany.
