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United States of America | |
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Motto:
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Anthem: "The Star-Spangled Banner" | |
March: | |
Capital | Washington, D.C. 38°53′N 77°01′W |
Largest city | New York City 40°43′N 74°00′W |
Official languages | None at federal level[fn 2] |
National language | English[fn 3] |
Ethnic groups (2016[6]) | By race: 77.1% White 13.3% Black 5.6% Asian 2.6% Other/multiracial 1.2% Native 0.2% Pacific Islander Ethnicity: 17.6% Hispanic or Latino 82.4% non-Hispanic or Latino |
Religion (2016[7]) | 73.7% Christian 18.2% Unaffiliated 2.1% Jewish 0.8% Muslim 2.5% Other faiths 2.6% Unanswered |
Demonym(s) | American |
Government | Federal presidential constitutional republic |
Barack Obama | |
Joe Biden | |
Paul Ryan | |
John Roberts | |
Legislature | Congress |
Senate | |
House of Representatives | |
July 4, 1776 | |
March 1, 1781 | |
September 3, 1783 | |
June 21, 1788 | |
August 21, 1959 | |
Area | |
• Total area | 3,796,742 sq mi (9,833,520 km2)[8] (3rd/4th) |
• Water (%) | 6.97 |
• Total land area | 3,531,905 sq mi (9,147,590 km2) |
Population | |
• 2017 estimate | 325,719,178[9] (3rd) |
• 2010 census | 308,745,538[10] (3rd) |
• Density | 90.6/sq mi (35.0/km2) (180th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2018 estimate |
• Total | $20.199 trillion[11] (2nd) |
• Per capita | $61,687[11] (11th) |
GDP (nominal) | 2018 estimate |
• Total | $20.199 trillion[11] (1st) |
• Per capita | $61,687[11] (7th) |
Gini (2013) | 41.1[12] medium |
HDI (2015) | 0.920[13] very high (10th) |
Currency | United States dollar ($) (USD) (USD) |
Time zone | UTC−4 to −12, +10, +11 |
UTC−4 to −10[fn 4] | |
Date format | mm/dd/yyyy (AD) |
Driving side | right[fn 5] |
Calling code | +1 |
ISO 3166 code | US |
Internet TLD | .us |
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- Kidder & Oppenheim 2007, p. 91. sfn error: no target: CITEREFKidderOppenheim2007 (help)
- "uscode.house.gov". Public Law 105-225-Aug. 12, 1998. 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 selected: UNITED STATES". QuickFacts. U.S. Department of Commerce. July 1, 2016. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
- Areas of the 50 states and the District of Columbia but not island territories per State Area Measurements and Internal Point Coordinates, US Census Bureau, August 2010, retrieved November 17, 2017,
reflect base feature updates made in the MAF/TIGER database through August, 2010.
- "Population estimates, July 1, 2017, (V2017)". US Census Bureau.
- "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2016". United States Census Bureau. 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 2017 – Report for Selected Countries and Subjects". International Monetary Fund (IMF). Retrieved October 1, 2017.
- "OECD Income Distribution Database: Gini, poverty, income, Methods and Concepts". Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
- "2016 Human Development Report" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
- 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.[4][5]