The United States has a population of 340.1M as of 2024[1][2][3][4]. It covers an area of 9.8M[5][6].
World Factbook
CIA reference data · 4 sections
Geography
Location
North America, bordering both the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Pacific Ocean, between Canada and Mexico
Climate
mostly temperate, but tropical in Hawaii and Florida, arctic in Alaska, semiarid in the great plains west of the Mississippi River, and arid in the Great Basin of the southwest; low winter temperatures in the northwest are ameliorated occasionally in January and February by warm chinook winds from the eastern slopes…
Terrain
vast central plain, mountains in west, hills and low mountains in east; rugged mountains and broad river valleys in Alaska; rugged, volcanic topography in Hawaii
English only (official) 78.2%, Spanish 13.4%, Chinese 1.1%, other 7.3% (2017 est.)
Religions
Protestant 46.5%, Roman Catholic 20.8%, Jewish 1.9%, Church of Jesus Christ 1.6%, other Christian 0.9%, Muslim 0.9%, Jehovah's Witness 0.8%, Buddhist 0.7%, Hindu 0.7%, other 1.8%, unaffiliated 22.8%, don't know/refused 0.6% (2014 est.)
Government
Government type
constitutional federal republic
Independence
4 July 1776 (declared independence from Great Britain); 3 September 1783 (recognized by Great Britain)
National holiday
Independence Day, 4 July (1776)
Legal system
common law system based on English common law at the federal level; state legal systems based on common law, except Louisiana, where state law is based on Napoleonic civil code; judicial review of legislative acts
Economy
Real GDP (purchasing power parity)
$25.676 trillion (2024 est.)
Real GDP per capita
$75,500 (2024 est.)
Real GDP growth rate
2.8% (2024 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
2.9% (2024 est.)
Unemployment rate
4.2% (2024 est.)
Exports - partners
Canada 14%, Mexico 13%, China 8%, Germany 5%, Japan 4% (2023)
Imports - partners
Mexico 15%, China 15%, Canada 14%, Germany 5%, Japan 5% (2023)
Source: CIA World Factbook · public domain (US gov work, 17 USC §105) · fetched 2026-05-06
United States
Summary
United States is a sovereign state[1]. It ranks in the top 0.51% of sovereign_state entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (286,762 views/month, #1 of 197).[2]
Key Facts
United States is in the country of United States[3].
United States's head of government is recorded as Donald Trump[4].
United States is on the continent of North America[5].
United States is on the continent of Insular Oceania[6].
United States's instance of is recorded as sovereign state[7].
United States's instance of is recorded as constitutional republic[8].
United States's instance of is recorded as democratic republic[9].
United States's instance of is recorded as federal republic[10].
United States's instance of is recorded as superpower[11].
United States's instance of is recorded as country[12].
United States's head of state is recorded as Donald Trump[13].
United States's capital is recorded as Washington, D.C.[14].
United States's official language is recorded as English[15].
United States's official language is recorded as Hawaiian[16].
United States's official language is recorded as Spanish[17].
United States's currency is recorded as United States dollar[18].
United States's shares border with is recorded as Mexico[19].
United States's shares border with is recorded as Canada[20].
United States's shares border with is recorded as Russia[21].
United States's shares border with is recorded as Cuba[22].
United States's shares border with is recorded as The Bahamas[23].
United States's shares border with is recorded as Venezuela[24].
United States's shares border with is recorded as Dominican Republic[25].
United States's shares border with is recorded as Federated States of Micronesia[26].
United States's shares border with is recorded as Japan[27].
Body
Brands and Namesakes
Things named for United States include American Samoa[28], an unincorporated territory of the it[29], founded in 1899[30]; United States Virgin Islands[31], an unincorporated territory of the it[32], founded in 1917[33]; AUKUS[34], an intergovernmental organization[35], founded in 2021[36]; Amtrak[37]; it–Mexico–Canada Agreement[38]; USS America[39]; Six Flags Great America[40]; and Antheraea polyphemus[41].
Why It Matters
United States ranks in the top 0.51% of sovereign_state entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (286,762 views/month, #1 of 197).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 212 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]
It is credited with the discovery of NGC 1251[44], a double star[45]. Entities named for it include American Samoa[28], an unincorporated territory of the it[29], founded in 1899[30]; United States Virgin Islands[31], an unincorporated territory of the it[32], founded in 1917[33]; AUKUS[34], an intergovernmental organization[35], founded in 2021[36]; Amtrak[37]; it–Mexico–Canada Agreement[38]; and USS America[39].
FAQs
What did United States discover?
United States is credited as discoverer of NGC 1251[44].
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