Part of | North America |
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Year dem found am | 12 May 1784 |
Official name | the United States of America |
Short name | USA, U.S. |
IPA transcription | ʉːɛˈsɑː, ˈmeɪɹ.ɹɪkə |
Ethnic group | White Americans, African Americans, Asian Americans, Native Americans in the United States |
Dem name after | America |
Official language | English |
Anthem | The Star-Spangled Banner |
Culture | culture of the United States |
Motto | In God We Trust |
Motto text | In God We Trust |
Continent | North America |
Country | United States |
Capital | Washington, D.C. |
Located in or next to body of water | Arctic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean |
Coordinate location | 39°49′41″N 98°34′46″W |
Coordinates of geographic center | 44°58′2″N 103°46′18″W |
Coordinates of easternmost point | 44°48′55″N 66°57′0″W |
Coordinates of northernmost point | 71°22′48″N 156°28′48″W |
Coordinates of southernmost point | 24°32′39″N 81°48′18″W |
Coordinates of westernmost point | 52°55′16″N 172°26′13″E |
Highest point | Denali |
Lowest point | Badwater Basin |
Government ein basic form | presidential system, federal republic, republic |
Office held by head of state | President of the United States |
State ein head | Donald Trump |
Office head of government hold | President of the United States |
Government ein head | Donald Trump |
Has cabinet | United States Cabinet |
Executive body | Federal Government of the United States |
Legislative body | United States Congress |
Highest judicial authority | Supreme Court of the United States |
Central bank | Federal Reserve System |
Currency | United States dollar |
Dey share bother plus | Mexico, Canada |
Foundational text | United States Declaration of Independence |
Driving side | right |
Electrical plug type | NEMA 1-15, NEMA 5-15 |
Dey replace | Confederate States of America, Thirteen Colonies |
Language dem use | English |
Present in work | The City on the Edge of Forever |
Studied in | American studies |
Dema official website | https://www.usa.gov/ |
Official blog URL | https://blog.usa.gov/ |
External data available at URL | https://www.data.gov/ |
Privacy policy URL | https://www.usa.gov/privacy-security |
Top-level Internet domain | .us |
Main regulatory text | United States Constitution |
Flag | flag of the United States of America |
Coat of arms | Great Seal of the United States of America |
Has seal, badge, or sigil | Great Seal of the United States of America |
Official symbol | Bald Eagle |
Geography of topic | geography of the United States |
Get characteristic | free country |
History of topic | history of the United States |
Railway traffic side | right |
Open data portal | data.gov |
Economy of topic | economy of the United States |
Demographics of topic | demographics of the United States |
Contains the statistical territorial entity | United States Minor Outlying Islands |
Gregorian calendar start date | 15 October 1582, 20 December 1582, 14 September 1752, 18 October 1867 |
WordLift URL | http://data.thenextweb.com/tnw/entity/united_states_of_america |
Mobile country code | 310, 311, 312, 313, 316 |
Country calling code | +1 |
Emergency phone number | 911 |
GS1 country code | 000-139 |
Licence plate code | USA |
Maritime identification digits | 338, 366, 367, 368, 369 |
NCI Thesaurus ID | C17234 |
Stack Exchange tag | https://travel.stackexchange.com/tags/usa, https://matheducators.stackexchange.com/tags/usa |
Unicode character | 🇺🇸 |
Category for honorary citizens of entity | Category:Honorary citizens of the United States |
Category for maps or plans | Category:Maps of the United States |
De United States of America (USA), commonly dem know as de United States (U.S.) anaa America, be country primarily wey dey locate insyd North America. Ebe federal union of 50 states, de federal capital district of Washington, D.C., den 326 Indian reservations.[1] De 48 contiguous states dey border Canada to de north den Mexico to de south. De State of Alaska dey lie to de northwest, while de State of Hawaii be archipelago insyd de Pacific Ocean. De United States sanso dey assert sovereignty over five major island territories den various uninhabited islands.[2] De country get de world ein third-largest land area,[3] second-largest exclusive economic zone, den third-largest population, wey dey exceed 334 million.[4]
De U.S. national government be presidential constitutional federal republic den liberal democracy plus three separate branches: legislative, executive, den judicial. E get bicameral national legislature compose of de House of Representatives, lower house base for population top; den de Senate, upper house base for equal representation top for each state. Dem dey provide substantial autonomy by federalism, plus political culture wey dey promote liberty, equality, individualism, personal autonomy, den limited government.
One of de world ein most developed countries, na de United States get de largest nominal GDP since about 1890 wey dey account for 15% of de global economy insyd 2023.[5] E dey possess by far de largest amount of wealth of any country wey e get de highest disposable household income per capita among OECD countries. De U.S. dey rank among de world ein highest insyd economic competitiveness, productivity, innovation, human rights, den higher education. Ein hard power den cultural influence get global reach. De U.S. be founding member of de World Bank, Organization of American States, NATO, den United Nations,[6] as well as permanent member of de UN Security Council.