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The Nearest Country To Everywhere In The US

Most of the time when we think about countries around the United States, the only two that come to mind are Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. But there are entire regions of the United States that are closer to entirely different countries, especially the often-overlooked states of Alaska and Hawaii. Needless to say, most of the US is indeed closest to Canada or Mexico. But what are the other nearby countries?

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In fact, about half of Alaska is closer to Russia than to anywhere else -- even Canada. And most of the Southeast US, including Florida, is closer to the Bahamas than to Mexico. And how many of us knew that Hawaii was so close to Kiribati?