United States - Wikipedia
WEBThe United States is a federal republic of 50 states and a federal district, Washington, D.C. It also asserts sovereignty over five unincorporated territories and several uninhabited island possessions .
United States - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WEBThe United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or simply America, is a sovereign country mostly in North America. It is divided into 50 states. Forty-eight of these states and the District of Columbia border each other between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.
Politics of the United States - Wikipedia
WEBFlowchart of the U.S. federal political system. The United States is a constitutional federal republic, in which the president (the head of state and head of government), Congress, and judiciary share powers reserved to the national government, and the federal government shares sovereignty with the state governments.
List of states and territories of the United States - Wikipedia
WEBThe United States of America is a federal republic [1] consisting of 50 states, a federal district (Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States), five major territories, and various minor islands. [2] [3] Both the states and the United States as a whole are each sovereign jurisdictions. [4]
History of the United States - Wikipedia
WEBIn the decades after World War II, the United States became a global influence in economic, political, military, cultural, and technological affairs. Following World War II, the United States emerged as one of the two dominant superpowers, the …
Demographics of the United States - Wikipedia
WEBThe United States is the third most populous country in the world, and the most populous in the Americas and the Western Hemisphere. [14] The Census Bureau showed a population increase of 0.4% for the twelve-month period ending in July 2022, [13] below the world average annual rate of 0.9%. [15]
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WEBThe United States of America is a federal republic of 50 states, a federal district and 14 territories. It is located mostly in central North America.
Geography of the United States - Wikipedia
WEBThe United States shares land borders with Canada to the north and Mexico to the south, a territorial water border with Russia in the northwest, and two territorial water borders in the southeast between Florida and Cuba, and Florida and the Bahamas.
United States | History, Map, Flag, & Population | Britannica
WEB3 days ago · The United States is a country in North America that is a federal republic of 50 states. Besides the 48 conterminous states that occupy the middle latitudes of the continent, the United States includes the state of Alaska, at the northwestern extreme of North America, and the island state of Hawaii, in the mid-Pacific Ocean.
United States - The World Factbook
WEBSep 3, 2024 · Buoyed by victories in World Wars I and II and the end of the Cold War in 1991, the US remains the world's most powerful nation state. Since the end of World War II, the economy has achieved relatively steady growth, low unemployment and inflation, and rapid advances in technology.