United States (Manifest Destiny)

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United States of Columbia
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Motto: 
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Anthem: "The Star-Spangled Banner"
CapitalPhiladelphia
Largest cityNew York City
Official languagesNone at the federal level
Recognised national languagesEnglish (lingua franca)
Recognised regional languages
Ethnic groups
(2020)
Religion
(2020)
Demonym(s)Columbian
GovernmentFederal presidential constitutional republic
• President
Nikki Haley
• Vice President
Ron DeSantis
• Primer
Kamala Harris
• Chancellor
Reza Pahlavi
• Chief Justice
Brandon Fritzgerald
LegislatureCongress
Senate
House of Representatives
  "Independence [from Great Britain]"
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The United States of America (also called the United States, the US, the U.S.A., or America) is a federal constitutionalist republic comprised of states, nine incorporated territories, and a federal district. Situated mainly on the North American continent, the 48 contiguous states are commonly referred to as the 'main 48', or the 'upper 48', while the remaining 11 are non-contiguous, though three (Yucatan, Belize, and Panana) are geographically part of North America, the remainder are part of or entirely comprised of islands. The United States shares borders with Mexico to the south, Central America to the west and Colombia to the east (Panama), as well as maritime borders with the West Indies to the southeast of Puerto Rico and to the north and south of Guadeloupe & Martinique.

The United States is a member of the G11, G30, NATO, and is a permanent (and founding) member of the World Assembly, with which it carries considerable weight in the Security Council. America possesses the seventh-largest military in the world by number of troops and the largest air force and navy, as well as the status of one of the world's ranked superpowers. It is also a nuclear weapons state and possesses the second-largest arsenal of nuclear weapons in the world, with a total stockpile of 6,500 warheads, behind only the Soviet Union's 9,000.

History

1.1 Indigenous peoples and pre-Columbian history 1.2 European settlement 1.3 American Revolution (1775-1783) 1.4 Independence and Constitution (1783 & 1787) 1.5 Early National Years (1789-1849) 1.6 Growth of the Union (1812-1889) 1.7 Mexican-American War (1846-1848) 1.8 A Growing Divide (1849-1860) 1.9 Civil War (1861-1863) 1.10 Restoration (1863-1867) 1.11 Rise to World Power (1879-1918) 1.12 World War I (1915-1919) 1.13 Inter-war period (1919-1941) 1.14 World War II (1941-1945) 1.15 Cold War (1946-1993) 1.16 Domestic Changes (1952-1980) 1.17 End of the Cold War (1993) 1.18 Modern Times (1991-Present) 2

Geography

Climate

Environment

Politics and government

Government

States and territories

Political Parties

Elections

Foreign relations

Military

Economy

Infrastructure

Transport

Roads

Rail

Passenger Rail
Freight Rail

Water transportation

Aviation

Demographics

Education

Religion

Language

Culture

6.1 Music and art 6.2 Cuisine 6.3 Sports 7

See Also

U.S. states (Manifest Destiny)