United States

United States
sovereign state, constitutional republic, democratic republic, federal republic, superpower, country
Part ofNorth America Edit
Year dem found am12 May 1784 Edit
Official namethe United States of America Edit
Short nameUSA, U.S. Edit
IPA transcriptionʉːɛˈsɑː, ˈmeɪɹ.ɹɪkə Edit
Ethnic groupWhite Americans, African Americans, Asian Americans, Native Americans in the United States Edit
Dem name afterAmerica Edit
Official languageEnglish Edit
AnthemThe Star-Spangled Banner Edit
Cultureculture of the United States Edit
MottoIn God We Trust Edit
Motto textIn God We Trust Edit
ContinentNorth America Edit
CountryUnited States Edit
CapitalWashington, D.C. Edit
Located in or next to body of waterArctic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean Edit
Coordinate location39°49′41″N 98°34′46″W Edit
Coordinates of geographic center44°58′2″N 103°46′18″W Edit
Coordinates of easternmost point44°48′55″N 66°57′0″W Edit
Coordinates of northernmost point71°22′48″N 156°28′48″W Edit
Coordinates of southernmost point24°32′39″N 81°48′18″W Edit
Coordinates of westernmost point52°55′16″N 172°26′13″E Edit
Highest pointDenali Edit
Lowest pointBadwater Basin Edit
Government ein basic formpresidential system, federal republic, republic Edit
Office held by head of statePresident of the United States Edit
State ein headDonald Trump Edit
Office head of government holdPresident of the United States Edit
Government ein headDonald Trump Edit
Has cabinetUnited States Cabinet Edit
Executive bodyFederal Government of the United States Edit
Legislative bodyUnited States Congress Edit
Highest judicial authoritySupreme Court of the United States Edit
Central bankFederal Reserve System Edit
CurrencyUnited States dollar Edit
Dey share bother plusMexico, Canada Edit
Foundational textUnited States Declaration of Independence Edit
Driving sideright Edit
Electrical plug typeNEMA 1-15, NEMA 5-15 Edit
Dey replaceConfederate States of America, Thirteen Colonies Edit
Language dem useEnglish Edit
Present in workThe City on the Edge of Forever Edit
Studied inAmerican studies Edit
Dema official websitehttps://www.usa.gov/ Edit
Official blog URLhttps://blog.usa.gov/ Edit
External data available at URLhttps://www.data.gov/ Edit
Privacy policy URLhttps://www.usa.gov/privacy-security Edit
Top-level Internet domain.us Edit
Main regulatory textUnited States Constitution Edit
Flagflag of the United States of America Edit
Coat of armsGreat Seal of the United States of America Edit
Has seal, badge, or sigilGreat Seal of the United States of America Edit
Official symbolBald Eagle Edit
Geography of topicgeography of the United States Edit
Get characteristicfree country Edit
History of topichistory of the United States Edit
Railway traffic sideright Edit
Open data portaldata.gov Edit
Economy of topiceconomy of the United States Edit
Demographics of topicdemographics of the United States Edit
Contains the statistical territorial entityUnited States Minor Outlying Islands Edit
Gregorian calendar start date15 October 1582, 20 December 1582, 14 September 1752, 18 October 1867 Edit
WordLift URLhttp://data.thenextweb.com/tnw/entity/united_states_of_america Edit
Mobile country code310, 311, 312, 313, 316 Edit
Country calling code+1 Edit
Emergency phone number911 Edit
GS1 country code000-139 Edit
Licence plate codeUSA Edit
Maritime identification digits338, 366, 367, 368, 369 Edit
NCI Thesaurus IDC17234 Edit
Stack Exchange taghttps://travel.stackexchange.com/tags/usa, https://matheducators.stackexchange.com/tags/usa Edit
Unicode character🇺🇸 Edit
Category for honorary citizens of entityCategory:Honorary citizens of the United States Edit
Category for maps or plansCategory:Maps of the United States Edit
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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.

  1. "Attorney General June 1, 1995 Memorandum on Indian Sovereignty". www.justice.gov. March 8, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
  2. "Common Core Document to U.N. Committee on Human Rights". U.S. State Department. December 30, 2011. Item 22, 27, 80. Retrieved April 6, 2016. "U.S. Insular Areas: application of the U.S. Constitution" (PDF). U.S. General Accounting Office Report. November 1997. pp. 1, 6, 39n. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 3, 2013. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  3. "China". The World Factbook. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
  4. The U.S. Census Bureau's latest official population estimate of 334,914,895 residents (2023) is for the 50 states and the District of Columbia; it excludes the 3.6 million residents of the five major U.S. territories and outlying islands. The Census Bureau also provides a continuously updated but unofficial population clock: www.census.gov/popclock
  5. Based on purchasing power
  6. Including agencies such as the International Monetary Fund and the World Health Organization

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