United States

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The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic consisting of 50 states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 contiguous states border Canada to the north and Mexico to the south, with the semi-exclave of Alaska in the northwest and the archipelago of Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean. The United States also asserts sovereignty over five major island territories and various uninhabited islands in Oceania and the Caribbean. It is a megadiverse country, with the world's fourth-largest total area and third-largest population, exceeding 341 million.

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Capital

Washington, D.C.

Population

340,110,988

Area

9,826,675 km2

Climate

Temperate

Government

Constitutional federal republic

Currency

United States dollar

Languages

English 78.2%, Spanish 13.4%, Chinese 1.1%

Sells

crude petroleum, refined petroleum, natural gas, gas turbines

Sells to

Canada 14%, Mexico 13%, China 8%

Land borders

2: Canada, Mexico

Drives on the

right

Calling code

Founded

1784

Hemisphere

Northern

Where it is

Languages

Share of the population that speaks each. Click one to see every country that speaks it.

Englishofficial

78.2%

Spanish

13.4%

Chinese

1.1%

What it sells, and to whom

Every line is a thread: click a commodity or a partner to see who else trades in it.

Farms and fisheries

maize
soybeans
milk
wheat
sugar beets
sugarcane

Largest cities

New York City	8,804,190
Los Angeles	3,820,914
Brooklyn	2,736,074
Chicago	2,664,452
Queens	2,316,841

Wars and conflicts

Click one to see everyone else who fought in it.

World War II1939–1945 World War I1914–1918 Seven Years' War1756–1763 American Civil War1861–1865 Spanish-American War1898 Second Sino-Japanese War1937–1945 Soviet-Afghan War1979–1989 Kosovo War1998–1999 War in Afghanistan (2001-2021)2001–2021 First Libyan Civil War2011 Chinese Civil War1927–1949 Vietnam War1955–1975 Korean War1950–1953 Syrian Civil War2011–2024 Gulf War1990–1991 American Revolutionary War1775–1783 Iraq War2003–2011 Iran–Iraq War1980–1988 Spanish–American War1898 War of 18121812–1815 War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)2001–2021 Mexican-American War1846–1848 Twelve-Day War2025

Form of government

Constitutional federal republic.

republic democratic republic federal republic constitutional republic presidential system1788–now

Money, belief and alliances

Money

United States dollar

Belongs to

Organization of American States Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe North American Free Trade Agreement Arctic Council United Nations World Meteorological Organization International Energy Agency International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance International Development Association Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons NATO International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes World Bank Australia Group Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Asian Development Bank

Climate and geography

mostly temperate, but tropical in Hawaii and Florida, arctic in Alaska, semiarid in the great plains west of the Mississippi River, and arid in the Great Basin of the southwest; low winter temperatures in the northwest are ameliorated occasionally in January and February by warm chinook winds from the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains

Climate zone

Temperate

Highest point

Mount Whitney

Landmarks and landscapes

Grand Canyon Statue of Liberty Yellowstone National Park Golden Gate Bridge Mount Rushmore Niagara Falls

Northern hemisphere.

Land borders (2)

Canada

Mexico

In charge right now

Donald Trump Head of state and government

Figures from its history

George Washington First president George Washington was a Founding Father and the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797.

Abraham Lincoln President through the Civil War Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States, serving from 1861 until his assassination in 1865.

Martin Luther King Jr. Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was an American civil rights activist and Baptist minister who was a prominent leader of the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968.

Franklin D. Roosevelt President, 1933-1945 Franklin Delano Roosevelt, also known as FDR, was the 32nd president of the United States, serving from 1933 until his death in 1945.