Mindanao (state) (Alternity)

Mindanao (MN) is a U.S. state located in the Philippine Islands (Philippines), bordering the island states of Visayas, Malaysia, and Indonesia. The state was admitted to the Union on January 1, 1955, along with the Philippine regions of Luzon and Visayas. Its capital is Davao City, which is the largest city in the United States and the world in terms of land area.

The state has a diverse culture, composed of Western and Malayo-Polynesian cultures. Mindanao also has a significant Muslim population, the largest in the United States. This is a trademark of early Islamic settlers to the Philippine Islands before the arrival of Catholicism by the Spanish.