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The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly referred to as the United States (US or U.S.), America, and sometimes the States, is a federal republic consisting of 50 states and a federal district. The 48 contiguous states and Washington, D.C., are in central North America between Canada and Mexico. The state of Alaska is the northwestern part of North America and the state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific. The country also has five populated and nine unpopulated territories in the Pacific and the Caribbean. At 3.71 million square miles (9.62 million km2) and with around 318 million people, the United States is the world's third or fourth-largest country by total area and third-largest by population. It is one of the world's most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations, the product of large-scale immigration from many countries.[18] The geography and climate of the United States is also extremely diverse, and it is home to a wide variety of wildlife.
Did you know ?
  • Atlanta International Airport is the world’s busiest airport.
  • College Park, Maryland has the oldest functioning airport in the US.
  • Point Roberts, Washington cannot be entered or exited without going through Canada. Both nations have immigration points of entry despite a population of less than 1,000.
  • Wisconsin has more lakes than Minnesota, the land of 10,000 lakes.
  • The longest stone arch bridge in the world is the Rockville Bridge in Marysville, Pennsylvania.
  • Salt Lake City has a law against carrying an unwrapped ukulele on the street.
  • The Hollywood Bowl in California is the world’s largest amphitheater.
  • The first motion-picture theater opened in Los Angeles in 1902.
  • Tallahassee, Florida was the only Confederate state capital that did not fall to the Union during the Civil War.
  • Maine grows 98% of the nation’s blueberries.
Facts & Figures
Capital
Washington D.C.
Largest City
New York City
Official Language(s)
English
Population
318,434,000 (World Rank: 3)
Area
9,629,091 km2 (3/4 Largest)
Currency
United States dollar
Currency Code
USD
Time Zone
(UTC?5 to ?10)
Intl. Calling Code
+1
ISO Code
US
Internet TLD
.us,.gov,.mil,.edu

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