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United States of America

The United States of America (commonly referred to as the United States, the U.S., the USA, or America) 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 state of Alask... more

Area:

  • 9,600,000 km² (3706581 mi² )

Population:

  • 306,108,000 (Mar 29, 2009)

Date founded:

  • Jul 4, 1776

Also known as:

  • United States,
  • USA,
  • U.S.,
  • America

Location

Capital

Washington

Washington, D.C. (pronounced /ˈwɒʃɪŋtən ˌdiːˈsiː/, WOSH-ing-tən DEE-SEE), formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States, founded on July 16, 1790. The City of Washington was originally a separate...

Population

number date
  • 301,139,947
  • Jul 2007
  • 306,108,000
  • Mar 29, 2009
  • 3,929,214
  • 1790
  • 5,308,483
  • 1800
  • 7,239,881
  • 1810
  • 9,638,453
  • 1820
  • 17,069,453
  • 1840
  • 12,866,020
  • 1830
  • 38,558,371
  • 1870
  • 31,443,321
  • 1860

Official Language:

Languages spoken:

Currency Used:

National anthem:

Anthem Official anthem since
  • Mar 3, 1931

ISO Alpha 3:

  • USA

ISO Numeric:

  • 840

ISO Alpha Code:

  • US

ISO Short Name:

  • UNITED STATES

FIPS Code:

  • US

Calling Code:

  • 1

GDP (nominal):

Currency Amount Valid Date
  • 14,330,000,000,000
  • 2008

GDP (nominal per capita):

Currency Amount Valid Date
  • 48,000
  • 2008

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
  • 11,800,000,000
  • 2008
  • 9,400,000,000
  • 2008
  • 23,700,000,000
  • 2008
  • 48,400,000,000
  • 2008
  • 10,400,000,000
  • 2008
  • 18,100,000,000
  • 2008
  • 7,200,000,000
  • 2008
  • 9,500,000,000
  • 2008
  • 8,700,000,000
  • 2008
  • 19,200,000,000
  • 2008
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Places imported from:

Imported from Currency Amount Date
  • 98,600,000,000
  • 2008
  • 16,600,000,000
  • 2008
  • 33,300,000,000
  • 2008
  • 10,800,000,000
  • 2008
  • 10,400,000,000
  • 2008
  • 12,100,000,000
  • 2008
  • 14,000,000,000
  • 2008
  • 12,000,000,000
  • 2008
  • 16,100,000,000
  • 2008
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Geolocation:

Latitude Longitude
  • 40.423
  • -98.73722

USBG name:

  • UNITED STATES

Adjectival form:

  • American
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Officeholder 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
  • 1985
  • Jan 3, 1987
  • Jan 1995
  • Jan 1999
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IOC Code:

  • USA
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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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