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United States of America
Flag of the United States
Flag
Coat of arms of the United States
Coat of arms
Motto: 
"In God We Trust"[1]
Anthem: "The Star-Spangled Banner"[2]
USA orthographic.svg
CapitalWashington, D.C.<
Largest cityNew York City
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Official languagesNone at the federal level
National languageEnglish (de facto)
Ethnic groups
(2020)[3][4][5]
By race:
  • 61.6% White
  • 12.4% Black
  • 6.0% Asian Americans
By Hispanic or Latino origin:
  • 81.3% Non-Hispanic or Latino
  • 18.7% Hispanic or Latino
Religion
(2021)
  • 63% Christianity
  • —40% Protestantism
  • —21% Catholicism
  • —2% Other Christian
  • 29% No religion
  • 6% Others
  • 2% Unanswered
Demonym(s)American
GovernmentFederal presidential constitutional republic
• President
Joe Biden (D)
• Vice President
Kamala Harris (D)
• House Speaker
Nancy Pelosi (D)
• Chief Justice
John Roberts
LegislatureCongress
Senate
House of Representatives
Independence from Great Britain
• Declaration
July 4, 1776
• Confederation
March 1, 1781
• Treaty of Paris
September 3, 1783
• Constitution
June 21, 1788
• Last state admitted
August 21, 1959
Area
• Total area
3,796,742 sq mi (9,833,520 km2) (3rd/4th)
• Water (%)
4.66
• Land area
3,531,905 sq mi (9,147,590 km2)
Population
• 2021 estimate
331,893,745
• 2020 census
Neutral increase 331,449,281 (3rd)
• Density
87/sq mi (33.6/km2) (185th)
GDP (PPP)2022 estimate
• Total
Increase $25.35 trillion (2nd)
• Per capita
Increase $76,027 (9th)
GDP (nominal)2022 estimate
• Total
Increase $25.35 trillion (1st)
• Per capita
Increase $76,027 (8th)
Gini (2020)Negative increase 48.5
high
HDI (2019)Increase 0.926
very high (17th)
CurrencyU.S. dollar ($) (USD)
Time zoneUTC−4 to −12, +10, +11
• Summer (DST)
UTC−4 to −10
Date formatmm/dd/yyyy
Driving sideright
Calling code+1
ISO 3166 codeUS
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  3. "2020 Census Illuminates Racial and Ethnic Composition of the Country". United States Census. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  4. "Race and Ethnicity in the United States: 2010 Census and 2020 Census". United States Census. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  5. "A Breakdown of 2020 Census Demographic Data". NPR. August 13, 2021.