Vermont is a state in the New England region of the
northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd by land area, 9,250
square miles (24,000 km2), and 45th by total area. It has a population of 621,270,
making it the second least-populated state. The only New England state with
no coastline along the Atlantic Ocean, Vermont is notable for Lake Champlain
(which makes up 50% of Vermont's western border) and the Green Mountains, which
run north to south. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire
to the east, New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the
north.