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United States of America

The United States of America (commonly abbreviated to the United States, the U.S., the USA, America, and the States) is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its forty-eight contiguous states and Washington, D.C., the capital district, lie between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. The s... More

Area:

  • 9,826,675 km² (3794100 mi² )

Population:

  • 50,189,209 (1880)

Date founded:

  • Jul 4, 1776

Contained by:

Also known as:

  • United States,
  • USA,
  • U.S.,
  • America,
  • United States of America,
  • US,
  • the states

Location

Capital

Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a federal district to become the national capital as permitted by...

Population

number date
  • 3,929,214
  • 1790
  • 5,308,483
  • 1800
  • 7,239,881
  • 1810
  • 9,638,453
  • 1820
  • 17,069,453
  • 1840
  • 12,866,020
  • 1830
  • 39,818,449
  • 1870
  • 31,443,321
  • 1860
  • 50,189,209
  • 1880
  • 23,191,876
  • 1850

Currency Used:

National anthem:

Anthem Official anthem since
  • Mar 3, 1931

ISO Short Name:

  • UNITED STATES

FIPS Code:

  • US

Calling Code:

  • 1

GDP (nominal):

Currency Amount Valid Date
  • 1.619E+11
  • 1942
  • 8.38E+10
  • 1936
  • 3.794E+11
  • 1953
  • 3.393E+11
  • 1951
  • 7.33E+10
  • 1935
  • 4.672E+11
  • 1958
  • 1.014E+11
  • 1940
  • 2.231E+11
  • 1945
  • 2.442E+11
  • 1947
  • 1.267E+11
  • 1941
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GDP (nominal per capita):

Currency Amount Valid Date
  • 46,842
  • 2008
  • 45,760
  • 2007
  • 44,101
  • 2006
  • 41,961
  • 2005
  • 39,836
  • 2004
  • 37,701
  • 2003
  • 36,346
  • 2002
  • 35,500
  • 2001
  • 34,761
  • 2000
  • 33,181
  • 1999
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Religions:

Religion Percent of population As of date
  • 1.4 %
  • 2001
  • 81.1 %
  • 2001
  • 0.5 %
  • 2001
  • 0.6 %
  • 2001
  • 0.3 %
  • 2001
  • 0.1 %
  • 2001
  • 15 %
  • 2001
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Places exported to:

Exported to Currency Amount Date
  • 1.18E+10
  • 2008
  • 9,400,000,000
  • 2008
  • 2.37E+10
  • 2008
  • 4.84E+10
  • 2008
  • 1.04E+10
  • 2008
  • 1.81E+10
  • 2008
  • 7,200,000,000
  • 2008
  • 9,500,000,000
  • 2008
  • 8,700,000,000
  • 2008
  • 1.92E+10
  • 2008
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Places imported from:

Imported from Currency Amount Date
  • 9.86E+10
  • 2008
  • 1.66E+10
  • 2008
  • 3.33E+10
  • 2008
  • 1.08E+10
  • 2008
  • 1.04E+10
  • 2008
  • 1.21E+10
  • 2008
  • 1.4E+10
  • 2008
  • 1.2E+10
  • 2008
  • 1.61E+10
  • 2008
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Minimum wage:

Currency Amount Frequency Date
  • 5.85
  • Jul 24, 2007
  • 7.25
  • Jul 24, 2009
  • 6.55
  • Jul 24, 2008
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Geolocation:

Latitude Longitude
  • 40.423
  • -98.73722

USBG name:

  • UNITED STATES

Adjectival form:

  • American
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Governing officials:

Officeholder Basic title Office, position, or title Governmental body (if position is part of one) Legislative sessions District represented (if position is district-related) From To
  • Jan 3, 2001
  • Jan 21, 2009
  • Jan 1997
  • Jan 6, 1987
  • Dec 20, 2002
  • Dec 24, 1968
  • Jan 3, 2009
  • 1962
  • Jan 2, 1985
  • Jan 3, 1987
  • Jan 1995
  • Jan 3, 1999
  • Jan 3, 2011
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IOC Code:

  • USA
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  • Jul 4, 1960

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Joined by Date
  • Jul 7, 1898

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Complete Name:

  • United States of America

Abbreviations:

  • US
  • USA
  • U.S.
  • U.S.A.
  • US of A

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  • Jan 17, 1946
  • Yes

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