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United States of America
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|---|---|
| Motto: "In God We Trust"[1]
Other traditional mottos:[2]
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| Anthem: "The Star-Spangled Banner"[3]
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Show territories with boundaries of U.S. exclusive economic zone
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| Capital | Washington, D.C. 38°53′N 77°1′W / 38.883°N 77.017°W / 38.883; -77.017 |
| Largest city | New York City 40°43′N 74°0′W / 40.717°N 74.000°W / 40.717; -74.000 |
| Official languages | English[a] |
| Ethnic groups |
By race:
By origin:
|
| Religion
(2023)
[9]
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|
| Demonym(s) | American[10][b] |
| Government | Federal presidential republic |
| Donald Trump | |
| JD Vance | |
| Mike Johnson | |
| John Roberts | |
| Legislature | Congress |
| Senate | |
| House of Representatives | |
| Independence
from
Great Britain
|
|
| July 4, 1776; 249 years ago (1776-07-04) | |
| March 1, 1781; 244 years ago (1781-03-01) | |
| September 3, 1783; 241 years ago (1783-09-03) | |
| June 21, 1788; 237 years ago (1788-06-21) | |
| Area | |
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• Total area
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3,796,742 sq mi (9,833,520 km2)[12][c] (3rd) |
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• Water (%)
|
7.0[11] (2010) |
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• Land area
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3,531,905 sq mi (9,147,590 km2) (3rd) |
| Population | |
|
• 2024 estimate
|
 340,110,988[13] |
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• 2020 census
|
331,449,281[14][d] (3rd) |
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• Density
|
96.3/sq mi (37.2/km2) (180th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2025 estimate |
|
• Total
|
 $30.507 trillion[15][e] (2nd) |
|
• Per capita
|
$89,105[15] (9th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2025 estimate |
|
• Total
|
$30.507 trillion[15] (1st) |
|
• Per capita
|
$89,105[15] (7th) |
| Gini (2023) |  41.6[16][f]medium inequality |
| HDI (2023) | 0.938[17] very high (17th) |
| Currency | U.S. dollar ($) (USD) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 to −12, +10, +11 |
|
• Summer (
DST)
|
UTC−4 to −10[g] |
| Date format | mm/dd/yyyy[h] |
| Calling code | +1 |
| ISO 3166 code | US |
| Internet TLD | .us[18] |
|
United States of America
|
|
|---|---|
| Motto: "In God We Trust"[1]
Other traditional mottos:[2]
|
|
| Anthem: "The Star-Spangled Banner"[3]
|
|
|
Show the U.S. and its territories
Show territories with boundaries of U.S. exclusive economic zone
|
|
| Capital | Washington, D.C. 38°53′N 77°1′W / 38.883°N 77.017°W / 38.883; -77.017 |
| Largest city | New York City 40°43′N 74°0′W / 40.717°N 74.000°W / 40.717; -74.000 |
| Official languages | English[a] |
| Ethnic groups |
By race:
By origin:
|
| Religion
(2023)
[9]
|
|
| Demonym(s) | American[10][b] |
| Government | Federal presidential republic |
| Donald Trump | |
| JD Vance | |
| Mike Johnson | |
| John Roberts | |
| Legislature | Congress |
| Senate | |
| House of Representatives | |
| Independence
from
Great Britain
|
|
| July 4, 1776; 249 years ago (1776-07-04) | |
| March 1, 1781; 244 years ago (1781-03-01) | |
| September 3, 1783; 241 years ago (1783-09-03) | |
| June 21, 1788; 237 years ago (1788-06-21) | |
| Area | |
|
• Total area
|
3,796,742 sq mi (9,833,520 km2)[12][c] (3rd) |
|
• Water (%)
|
7.0[11] (2010) |
|
• Land area
|
3,531,905 sq mi (9,147,590 km2) (3rd) |
| Population | |
|
• 2024 estimate
|
340,110,988[13] |
|
• 2020 census
|
331,449,281[14][d] (3rd) |
|
• Density
|
96.3/sq mi (37.2/km2) (180th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2025 estimate |
|
• Total
|
$30.507 trillion[15][e] (2nd) |
|
• Per capita
|
$89,105[15] (9th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2025 estimate |
|
• Total
|
$30.507 trillion[15] (1st) |
|
• Per capita
|
$89,105[15] (7th) |
| Gini (2023) | 41.6[16][f] medium inequality |
| HDI (2023) | 0.938[17] very high (17th) |
| Currency | U.S. dollar ($) (USD) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 to −12, +10, +11 |
|
• Summer (
DST)
|
UTC−4 to −10[g] |
| Date format | mm/dd/yyyy[h] |
| Calling code | +1 |
| ISO 3166 code | US |
| Internet TLD | .us[18] |
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