We've all heard the saying "Everything's bigger in Texas"— and we're here to show you that it's true.The Lone Star State is home to nearly 26.5 million people, or 8.4% of the total U.S. population. Most of this population is concentrated around cities including Houston, Dallas, and Austin.
Texas contains a major portion of the U.S. economy. Its total gross domestic product is $1.43 trillion, which is approximately 8.5% of the entire U.S. GDP.
Although Texas is primarily known for its oil, it is also the leader in wind power development, and has a large aerospace and aviation industry. Fifty-two Fortune 500 companies including ExxonMobil, AT&T, and American Airlines are headquartered in Texas.
-Texas has enough crude oil reserves to fill up almost 1459 Empire State Buildings.-
Texas has 9.614 billion barrels of crude oil reserves, which is 403.788 billion gallons. This is 31.5% of the U.S.' reserves.
The Empire State Building's volume is 37 million cubic feet, which is 276,779,000 gallons.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Association-There are enough registered machine guns in Texas to arm every undergraduate enrolled at UCLA.-
There are 28,690 registered machine guns in Texas.
There were 28,674 enrolled undergraduates at UCLA in the Fall 2013 semester.
Source: My San Antonio-Texas' total area is twice the size of Germany.-
Texas is the largest state in the contiguous United States with an area of 268,820 square miles. This is 7.4% of the total U.S.
Germany's area is 137,847 square miles.
Source: About Geography
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