United States
Country in North America
The U.S. is a country of 50 states covering a vast swath of North America, with Alaska in the northwest and Hawaii extending the nation’s presence into the Pacific Ocean. Major Atlantic Coast cities are New York, a global finance and culture...
Capital: Washington, D.C.
Gross domestic product: 25.44 trillion USD (2022)
Government: Federation, Presidential system, Constitutional republic, and more
Speaker: Mike Johnson (Republican Party)
Population: 333.3 million (2022)
Attorney general: Merrick Garland
Continent: North America
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It is a federal union of 50 states, the federal capital district of Washington, DC, and 326 Indian reservations.
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 ...
Leading America's foreign policy to advance the interests and security of the American people.
Written in 1787, ratified in 1788, and in operation since 1789, the United States Constitution is the world's longest surviving written charter of government.
The United States consists of 50 States and the District of Columbia. The capital is Washington, District of Columbia; the largest city by population is New ...
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