<Tr> <Th> Summer (DST) </Th> <Td> EDT / CDT (UTC) </Td> </Tr> <P> The Southeastern United States (Spanish: Sureste de Estados Unidos, French: Sud - Est des États - Unis) is the eastern portion of the Southern United States, and the southern portion of the Eastern United States . It comprises 12 states in the southern United States . </P> <P> There is no official Census Bureau definition of the southeastern United States . However, the American Association of Geographers defines the southeastern United States as Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia . The OSBO uses the same states, but includes Arkansas and Louisiana . </P> <P> The most populous state in the region is Florida (20,612,439), followed by Georgia (10,310,371) and North Carolina (10,146,788). </P>

What are the 12 states in the southeast
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