The United States of America (commonly referred to as the United States, the U.S., the USA, or America) is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its forty-eight contiguous states and Washington, D.C., the capital district, lie between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. The state of Alaska is in the northwest of the continent, with Canada to the east and Russia to the west across the Bering Strait. The state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific. The country also possesses several territories in the Caribbean and Pacific. At 3.79 million square miles (9.83 million km) and with about 309 million people, the United States is the third or fourth largest country by total area, and the third largest both by land area and population. It is one of the world's most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations, the product of large-scale immigration from many countries. The U.S. economy is the largest national economy in the world, with an estimated 2008 gross domestic product (GDP) of US $14.4 trillion (a quarter of nominal global GDP and a fifth of global GDP at purchasing power parity). (via Wikipedia)
Capital:
Washington, D.C.
Language:
None at federal level
English (de facto)
As Of:
Jan 1, 2007
Largest City:
New York City
Population Density (sq mi):
83
GDP (nominal):
$14.441 trillion
Area:
3794101
GDP (per capita PPP) Rank:
6th
1st
GDP (nominal per capita):
$47,440
GDP (nominal) Rank:
1st
GDP (nominal per capita) Rank:
17th
As of:
Jan 1, 2008
Government type:
Federal constitutional republic
As of:
Jan 1, 2008
ccTLD:
.us .gov .mil .edu
Anthem:
"The Star-Spangled Banner"
Currency (code):
USD
Conventional Long Name:
United States of America
Latitude:
N
Demonym:
American
Longitude:
W
Country Calling Code:
+1
Name:
the United States
Currency:
United States dollar ($)
Latitude (Minutes):
53
Motto:
In God We Trust
E Pluribus Unum
Longitude (Minutes):
1
Drives On:
right
Latitude (Degrees):
38
As of:
Jan 1, 2007
HDI Rank:
13th
GDP (per capita PPP):
$14.441 trillion
HDI:
0.956
Longitude (Degrees):
77
Gini:
45.0
Census Date:
Jan 1, 2000
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