The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.
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.
Government: Federation, Presidential system, Federal republic, and more
Speaker: Mike Johnson (Republican Party)
Attorney general: Merrick Garland
Dialing code: +1
Population: 333.3 million (2022)
Continent: North America
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