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Quick Facts United States of America, Capital ...
United States of America | |
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Motto: Other traditional mottos
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Anthem: | |
Great Seal: | |
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![]() The United States, including its territories | |
Capital | |
Largest city | |
Official languages | None at federal level[lower-alpha 1] |
National language | English |
Ethnic groups (2018)[7] | By race:
Ethnicity:
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Demonym(s) | American[lower-alpha 2][8] |
Government | Federal presidential constitutional republic |
Althea Ciccone (Independent) | |
Jack Donovan (Independent) | |
Trisha Mitchell (D) | |
John Roberts | |
Legislature | Congress |
Senate | |
House of Representatives | |
Independence from Great Britain | |
July 4, 1776 | |
March 1, 1781 | |
September 3, 1783 | |
June 21, 1788 | |
July 21, 1957 (Belizia) | |
Area | |
• Total area | 3,796,742 sq mi (9,833,520 km2)[lower-alpha 3][9] (3rd/4th) |
• Water (%) | 6.97 |
• Total land area | 3,531,905 sq mi (9,147,590 km2) |
Population | |
• 2019 estimate | ![]() |
• 2010 census | 308,745,538[lower-alpha 4][10] (3rd) |
• Density | 87/sq mi (33.6/km2) (146th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2020 estimate |
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GDP (nominal) | 2020 estimate |
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• Per capita | ![]() |
Gini (2017) | ![]() medium inequality (56th) |
HDI (2018) | ![]() very high (15th) |
Currency | [[]] ($) (USD) |
Time zone | UTC−4 to −12, +10, +11 |
UTC−4 to −10[lower-alpha 5] | |
Date format |
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Driving side | right[lower-alpha 6] |
Calling code | +1 |
ISO 3166 code | US |
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- "The Great Seal of the United States" (PDF). U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Public Affairs. 2003. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
- Kidder & Oppenheim 2007, p. 91. sfn error: no target: CITEREFKidderOppenheim2007 (help)
- "uscode.house.gov". Public Law 105-225. uscode.house.gov. August 12, 1999. pp. 112 Stat. 1263. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
Section 304. "The composition by John Philip Sousa entitled 'The Stars and Stripes Forever' is the national march."
- Cobarrubias 1983, p. 195. sfn error: no target: CITEREFCobarrubias1983 (help)
- García 2011, p. 167. sfn error: no target: CITEREFGarcía2011 (help)
- "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: United States". United States Census. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
- Compton's Pictured Encyclopedia and Fact-index: Ohio. 1963. p. 336.
- Areas of the 50 states and the District of Columbia but not Puerto Rico nor (other) island territories per "State Area Measurements and Internal Point Coordinates". Census.gov. August 2010. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
reflect base feature updates made in the MAF/TIGER database through August, 2010.
- "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2016". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 14, 2020. Retrieved July 25, 2017. The 2016 estimate is as of July 1, 2016. The 2010 census is as of April 1, 2010.
- "World Economic Outlook Database, October 2019". IMF.org. International Monetary Fund. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
- "Income inequality". data.oecd.org. OECD. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
- "Human Development Report 2019" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. December 10, 2019. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
- English is the official language of 32 states; English and Hawaiian are both official languages in Hawaii, and English and 20 Indigenous languages are official in Alaska. Algonquian, Cherokee, and Sioux are among many other official languages in Native-controlled lands throughout the country. French is a de facto, but unofficial, language in Maine and Louisiana, while New Mexico law grants Spanish a special status. In five territories, English as well as one or more indigenous languages are official: Spanish in Puerto Rico, Samoan in American Samoa, Chamorro in both Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands. Carolinian is also an official language in the Northern Mariana Islands.[5][6]
- The historical and informal demonym Yankee has been applied to Americans, New Englanders, or northeasterners since the 18th century.