Multi-party America
United States of America | |
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 Coat of arms
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| Motto: "In God We Trust" | |
| ISO 3166 code | US |
| national_anthem = "The Star-Spangled Banner"
| image_map =
| map_width = 220px | capital = Washington, D.C. | largest_city = New York City | official_languages = None at the federal level[a] | languages_type = National language | languages = English[b]
| ethnic_groups =
- 61.6% White
- 12.4% Black
- 6% Asian
- 1.1% Native American
- 0.2% Pacific Islander
- 10.2% two or more races
- 8.4% other
- 81.3% non-Hispanic or Latino
- 18.7% Hispanic or Latino
| ethnic_groups_year = 2020
| demonym = American[c]
| government_type = Federal presidential republic
| leader_title1 = President
| leader_name1 = Joe Biden
| leader_title2 = Vice President
| leader_name2 = Kamala Harris
| leader_title3 = House Speaker
| leader_name3 = Mike Johnson
| leader_title4 = Chief Justice
| leader_name4 = John Roberts
| legislature = Congress
| upper_house = Senate
| lower_house = House of Representatives
| sovereignty_type = Independence
| sovereignty_note = from Great Britain
| established_event1 = Declaration
| established_date1 = July 4, 1776
| established_event2 = Confederation
| established_date2 = March 1, 1781
| established_event3 = Recognized
| established_date3 = September 3, 1783
| established_event4 = Constitution
| established_date4 = June 21, 1788
| area_link = Geography of the United States
| area_label = Total area
| area_rank = 3rd
| area_sq_mi = 3,796,742
| percent_water = 7.0
| area_label2 = Land area
| area_data2 = 3,531,905 sq mi (9,147,590 km2) (3rd)
| population_census = 
331,449,281[d]census_year = 2020
| population_estimate = 340,110,988
| population_estimate_year = 2024
| population_census_rank = 3rd
| population_density_sq_mi = 87
| population_density_rank = 185th
| GDP_PPP = 
$29.168 trillion
| GDP_PPP_year = 2024
| GDP_PPP_rank = 2nd
| GDP_PPP_per_capita = $86,601
| GDP_PPP_per_capita_rank = 8th
| GDP_nominal = $29.168 trillion
| GDP_nominal_year = 2024
| GDP_nominal_rank = 1st
| GDP_nominal_per_capita = $86,601
| GDP_nominal_per_capita_rank = 6th
| Gini = 41.6
| Gini_year = 2023
| Gini_change = decrease
| HDI = 0.927
| HDI_year = 2022
| HDI_change = increase
| HDI_rank = 20th
| currency = U.S. dollar ($)
| currency_code = USD
| utc_offset = −4 to −12, +10, +11
| utc_offset_DST = −4 to −10[e]
| date_format = mm/dd/yyyy[f]
| drives_on = Right[g]
| calling_code = +1
| iso3166code = US
| cctld = .us
|
- 67% Christianity
- 33% Protestantism
- 22% Catholicism
- 1% Mormonism
- 11% other Christian
|22% unaffiliated |2% Judaism |6% other religion |3% unanswered
}}
| religion_year = 2023 }}
The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal union of 50 states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 contiguous states border Canada to the north and Mexico to the south, with the states of Alaska to the northwest and the archipelagic Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean.
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