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United States of America – federal republic located primarily in , and the world's third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders with to its north and with to its south and has maritime borders with the , , , and other nations. With the Soviet Union's collapse and the subsequent end of the Cold War in 1991, the United States emerged as the world's sole superpower.


General reference
  • Pronunciation:
  • : USA or US
  • Common English country name: United States or America
  • Languages of the United States: , , Hawaiian and Native American languages
  • Official English country name: United States of America
  • Common : United States, U.S., U.S.A.,
  • Official endonym: United States of America
  • Common : United States; or (chiefly /Commonwealth); North America (chiefly Latin America)
  • Adjectivals: United States, American
  • Demonyms: American (among others)
  • Etymology
  • International rankings of the United States
  • ISO country codes: US, USA, 840
  • ISO region codes: See
  • Internet country code top-level domain: .us, .com, .org, .net, .gov, .edu


Geography of the United States
  • The United States is: a megadiverse country

  • Location (50 states):
    • Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere (except western )
    • Time zones:
      • Eastern Time Zone (UTC−05/UTC−04 during DST)
      • Central Time Zone (UTC−06/UTC−05 during DST)
      • Mountain Time Zone (UTC−07/UTC−06 during DST)
      • Pacific Time Zone (UTC−08/UTC−07 during DST)
      • Alaska Time Zone (UTC−09/UTC−08 during DST)
      • Hawaii–Aleutian Time Zone (UTC−10/UTC−09 during DST)
    • Extreme points of the United States:
    • Land boundaries: 12,034 km (7,477 mi)
: 8,893 km (5,525 mi)
: 3,145 km (1,954 mi)
*Coastline: 19,924 km (12,380 mi)
  • Population of the United States: 308,745,538 (2010 census) – 3rd most populous country
  • Area of the United States: – 4th most extensive country
  • Cities of the United States, by population


Environment of the United States
  • Beaches in the United States
  • Climate of the United States
    • Climate change in the United States
  • Environmental issues in the United States
  • Ecoregions in the United States
  • Geology of the United States
    • Earthquakes in the United States
  • National parks of the United States
  • Protected areas of the United States
  • Superfund sites in the United States
  • Wildlife of the United States
    • Flora of the United States
    • Fauna of the United States
      • Birds of the United States
      • Mammals of the United States
      • Reptiles of the United States
      • Amphibians of the United States


Geographic features of the United States


Regions of the United States
  • East Coast of the United States
  • West Coast of the United States
  • Belt regions of the United States
  • Mid-Atlantic
  • The South
  • Midwest
  • Pacific Northwest
  • Southwest
  • Hawaiian Archipelago


Physiographic divisions of the United States
The geography of the United States varies across their immense area. Within the contiguous U.S., eight distinct physiographic divisions exist, though each is composed of several smaller physiographic subdivisions. These major divisions are:

  • Laurentian Upland – part of the that extends into the northern United States Great Lakes area.
  • – the coastal regions of the eastern and southern parts includes the continental shelf, the Atlantic Coast and the Gulf Coast.
  • Appalachian Highlands – lying on the eastern side of the United States, it includes the Appalachian Mountains, and province.
  • – part of the interior contiguous United States, it includes much of what is called the .
  • Interior Highlands – also part of the interior contiguous United States, this division includes the Plateau.
  • Rocky Mountain System – one branch of the Cordilleran system lying far inland in the western states.
  • Intermontane Plateaus – also divided into the , the and the Basin and Range Province, it is a system of plateaus, basins, ranges and gorges between the Rocky and Pacific Mountain Systems. It is the setting for the , the and .
  • Pacific Mountain System – the coastal mountain ranges and features in the west coast of the United States.


Administrative divisions of the United States

States of the United States
At the Declaration of Independence, the United States consisted of 13 states, former of the United Kingdom. In the following years, the number of states has grown steadily due to expansion to the west, conquest and purchase of lands by the American government, and division of existing states to the current number of 50 United States:

  • Alabama (AL)
  • Alaska (AK)
  • Arizona (AZ)
  • Arkansas (AR)
  • California (CA)
  • Colorado (CO)
  • Connecticut (CT)
  • Delaware (DE)
  • Florida (FL)
  • Georgia (GA).
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  • Hawai'i (HI)
  • Idaho (ID)
  • Illinois (IL)
  • Indiana (IN)
  • Iowa (IA)
  • Kansas (KS)
  • Kentucky (KY)
  • Louisiana (LA)
  • Maine (ME)
  • Maryland (MD)
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  • Massachusetts (MA)
  • Michigan (MI)
  • Minnesota (MN)
  • Mississippi (MS)
  • Missouri (MO)
  • Montana (MT)
  • Nebraska (NE)
  • Nevada (NV)
  • New Hampshire (NH)
  • New Jersey (NJ)
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  • New Mexico (NM)
  • New York (NY)
  • North Carolina (NC)
  • North Dakota (ND)
  • Ohio (OH)
  • Oklahoma (OK)
  • Oregon (OR)
  • Pennsylvania (PA)
  • Rhode Island (RI)
  • South Carolina (SC)
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  • South Dakota (SD)
  • Tennessee (TN)
  • Texas (TX)
  • Utah (UT)
  • Vermont (VT)
  • Virginia (VA)
  • Washington (WA)
  • West Virginia (WV)
  • Wisconsin (WI)
  • Wyoming (WY)


Territories of the United States
[[File:US insular areas.svg|thumb|550px|Location of the insular areas of the United States:

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  • United States territory
    • Territorial evolution of the United States


Incorporated organized territories
  • none since 1959


Incorporated unorganized territories


Unincorporated organized territories
  • Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
  • Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
  • Territory of Guam
  • Territory of the United States Virgin Islands


Unincorporated unorganized territories
  • Territory of American Samoa, technically unorganized, but self-governing under a constitution last revised in 1967


Geography of the states and territories
AK – AL – AR – AZ – CA – CO – CT – DC – DE – FL – GA – HI – IA – ID – IL – IN – KS – KY – LA – MA – MD – ME – MI – MN – MO – MS
MT – NC – ND – NE – NH – NM – NV – NJ – NY – OH – OK – OR – PA – RI – SC – SD – TN – TX – UT – VA – VT – WA – WI – WV – WY

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Demography of the United States
AK – AL – AR – AZ – CA – CO – CT – DC – DE – FL – GA – HI – IA – ID – IL – IN – KS – KY – LA – MA – MD – ME – MI – MN – MO – MS
MT – NC – ND – NE – NH – NM – NV – NJ – NY – OH – OK – OR – PA – RI – SC – SD – TN – TX – UT – VA – VT – WA – WI – WV – WY

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Climate of the United States

History of the United States

Period-coverage
  • Prehistory of the United States
  • Pre-Columbian era
  • Colonial period
  • 1776 to 1789
  • 1789 to 1815
  • 1815 to 1849
  • 1849 to 1865
  • 1865 to 1917
  • 1917 to 1945
  • 1945 to 1964
  • 1964 to 1980
  • 1980 to 1991
  • 1991 to 2016
  • 2016 to present


History of the states and territories
AK – AL – AR – AZ – CA – CO – CT – DC – DE – FL – GA – HI – IA – ID – IL – IN – KS – KY – LA – MA – MD – ME – MI – MN – MO – MS
MT – NC – ND – NE – NH – NM – NV – NJ – NY – OH – OK – OR – PA – RI – SC – SD – TN – TX – UT – VA – VT – WA – WI – WV – WY

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History of cities
  • Outline of the history of Los Angeles


Presidents of the United States


Government and politics in the United States
  • Form of government: presidential,
  • (political) of the United States: Washington, D.C.
    • List of Capitals
  • Flag of the United States
  • Political parties in the United States
  • Elections in the United States
  • Voting rights in the United States
  • List of political parties in the United States
    • Democratic Party
      • History of the United States Democratic Party
    • Republican Party
      • History of the United States Republican Party
    • Green Party
    • Independent Party
    • Libertarian Party
    • Reform Party
    • Constitution Party
    • Socialist Party USA
  • Political divisions of the United States
  • Canadian and American politics compared
  • Politics of the Southern United States
  • Criticism of the United States government


Federal government
  • United States Constitution


Legislative branch
  • United States Congress
    • United States Senate
      • President pro tempore of the United States Senate, (D-WA)
    • United States House of Representatives
      • Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, (R-LA)


Executive branch
  • Head of state and head of government, 47th President of the United States,
    • 50th Vice President of the United States,


Federal executive departments
All departments are listed by their present-day name and only departments with past or present cabinet-level status are listed. Order of succession applies only to within the cabinet; the vice president has always been first in the line of succession, and the Speaker of the House and the President pro tem of the Senate have at times been included.

State17891Initially named "Department of Foreign Affairs"9.9630,266
Treasury17892 11.10115,897
Defense19473Initially named "National Military Establishment"439.303,000,000
Justice18704Position of Attorney General created in 1789, but had no department until 187023.40112,557
Interior18495 10.7071,436
Agriculture18896 77.60109,832
Commerce19037Originally named Commerce and Labor; Labor later separated6.2036,000
Labor19138 59.7017,347
Health and Human Services19539Originally named Health, Education, and Welfare; Education later separated543.2067,000
Housing and Urban Development196510 46.2010,600
Transportation196611 58.0058,622
Energy197712 21.50116,100
Education197913 62.804,487
Veterans Affairs198914 73.20235,000
Homeland Security200215 44.60208,000
Total budget (fiscal year 2007): 1,523.424,193,144


Commissions
  • Federal Trade Commission
  • U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission


Judicial branch
  • United States federal courts
    • United States Supreme Court
    • United States court of appeals
    • United States district court


State and territory governments
AK – AL – AR – AZ – CA – CO – CT – DC – DE – FL – GA – HI – IA – ID – IL – IN – KS – KY – LA – MA – MD – ME – MI – MN – MO – MS
MT – NC – ND – NE – NH – NM – NV – NJ – NY – OH – OK – OR – PA – RI – SC – SD – TN – TX – UT – VA – VT – WA – WI – WV – WY

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Politics of the states and territories
AK – AL – AR – AZ – CA – CO – CT – DC – DE – FL – GA – HI – IA – ID – IL – IN – KS – KY – LA – MA – MD – ME – MI – MN – MO – MS
MT – NC – ND – NE – NH – NM – NV – NJ – NY – OH – OK – OR – PA – RI – SC – SD – TN – TX – UT – VA – VT – WA – WI – WV – WY

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Foreign relations
  • Foreign policy of the United States


International organization membership
  • Member state of the Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors
  • Member state of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
  • Member state of the Organization of American States
  • Member state of the United Nations
  • Member of the World Health Organization
  • Member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement
  • World Veterans Federation


Military
  • United States Army
    • United States Army Reserve
    • Army National Guard
  • United States Marine Corps
    • United States Marine Corps Reserve
  • United States Navy
    • United States Navy Reserve
  • United States Air Force
    • Air Force Reserve Command
    • Air National Guard
  • United States Space Force
  • United States Coast Guard
    • United States Coast Guard Reserve


Intelligence organizations
  • Central Intelligence Agency
  • Sixteenth Air Force
  • United States Army Military Intelligence
  • Defense Intelligence Agency
  • Marine Corps Intelligence Activity
  • National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  • National Reconnaissance Office
  • National Security Agency
  • Office of Naval Intelligence
  • Coast Guard Intelligence
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation
  • Drug Enforcement Administration
  • Bureau of Intelligence and Research
  • Office of Intelligence and Analysis
  • Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence
  • Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence


Law of the United States
  • Adoption in the United States
  • Age of candidacy laws in the United States
  • Arbitration in the United States
    • Arbitration case law in the United States
  • Assisted suicide in the United States
  • Attorneys in the United States
  • Bankruptcy in the United States
  • Bicycle law in the United States
  • Birthright citizenship in the United States
  • Blasphemy law in the United States
  • Blue laws in the United States
  • Campaign finance reform in the United States
  • Cannabis in the United States
  • Capital punishment in the United States
    • Capital punishment debate in the United States
  • Censure in the United States
  • Census in the United States
  • Censorship in the United States
    • Book censorship in the United States
    • Censorship of broadcasting in the United States
  • Child-related laws
    • Child custody laws in the United States
    • Child labor laws in the United States
    • Child pornography laws in the United States
    • Child sexual abuse laws in the United States
    • Child support in the United States
  • Constitution of the United States
    • United States Bill of Rights
    • Separation of church and state in the United States
    • Separation of powers under the United States Constitution
  • Copyright law in the United States
    • Public domain in the United States
  • Crime in the United States
    • Polygamy in the United States
    • Race and crime in the United States
    • Rape in the United States
    • Scientific plagiarism in the United States
  • Human rights in the United States
    • Abortion in the United States
    • Censorship in the United States
    • Civil liberties in the United States
    • Freedom of association in the United States
    • Freedom of information in the United States
    • Freedom of movement under United States law
    • Freedom of religion in the United States
    • Freedom of speech in the United States
    • Freedom of the press in the United States
    • Gambling in the United States
    • LGBT rights in the United States
  • Incarceration in the United States
  • Marriage in the United States
    • Civil union in the United States
  • Same-sex unions in the United States
  • Domestic partnership in the United States
  • Common-law marriage in the United States
  • Divorce in the United States
  • Same-sex marriage in the United States
  • Same-sex marriage law in the United States by state
  • Same-sex marriage legislation in the United States
  • Same-sex marriage status in the United States by state
  • Prisoner rights in the United States
  • Pro se legal representation in the United States
  • Prostitution in the United States
  • Right of foreigners to vote in the United States
  • Right to keep and bear arms
    • Gun law in the United States
      • Gun laws in the United States by state
  • Right to petition in the United States
  • Rights and responsibilities of marriages in the United States
  • Smoking in the United States
    • Smoking bans in the United States
  • Law enforcement in the United States
  • Rent control in the United States
  • School anti-bullying legislation in the United States
  • Secession in the United States
  • Securities regulation in the United States
  • Speed limits in the United States
    • Rail speed limits in the United States
  • State law
  • Taxation in the United States
    • Capital gains tax in the United States
    • Cigarette taxes in the United States
    • Internal Revenue Code
    • Property tax in the United States
  • United States Code
  • Zoning in the United States


Culture of the United States
  • American family structure
  • Architecture of the United States
  • Languages of the United States
  • National symbols of the United States
  • Religion in the United States
  • Society of the United States
  • World Heritage Sites in the United States


American cuisine
  • Supermarket chains in the United States
  • Food companies in the United States
  • Fast food chains in the United States
  • Vineyards in the United States
  • Orchards in the United States


Historical cuisine
  • American Chinese cuisine
  • Italian-American cuisine
  • Louisiana Creole cuisine
  • Midwestern cuisine
  • Native American cuisine
  • New England cuisine
  • Pacific Northwest cuisine
  • Southern cuisine
  • Southwestern cuisine


Cuisine of the regions


Art in the United States
  • American Literature
    • American novelists
    • Great American Novel
  • Dance in the United States
  • Museums in the United States
  • Music of the United States
  • Theater of the United States
    • American playwrights
  • Television in the United States
  • Visual arts of the United States


Film
  • Cinema of the United States
  • Golden Globe Award
  • Highest-grossing films
  • Film production companies


Music in the United States
  • Best-selling Music Artists
  • Rock and Roll Hall of Fame


Genres


Music in the states and territories
AK – AL – AR – AZ – CA – CO – CT – DC – DE – FL – GA – HI – IA – ID – IL – IN – KS – KY – LA – MA – MD – ME – MI – MN – MO – MS
MT – NC – ND – NE – NH – NM – NV – NJ – NY – OH – OK – OR – PA – RI – SC – SD – TN – TX – UT – VA – VT – WA – WI – WV – WY

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Radio
  • National Association of Broadcasters
  • NAB Broadcasting Hall of Fame


Sports in the United States
  • Football in the United States
  • Baseball in the United States
  • Ice hockey in the United States
  • Little League Baseball
  • Motorsport in the United States
  • Pickleball in the United States
  • Soccer in the United States
    • Women's soccer in the United States
  • Stadiums in the United States


List of Major Sports Leagues in the United States
  • Major League Baseball (MLB)
  • National Basketball Association (NBA)
  • National Football League (NFL)
  • National Hockey League (NHL)
  • Major League Soccer (MLS)


Other top-level leagues and series
  • – for women's golfers age 45 and over
  • Tour (Ladies' Professional Golf Association)
  • Major League Lacrosse (MLL)
  • Major League Rugby (MLR) – rugby union
  • (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing)
    • NASCAR Cup Series
  • National Lacrosse League (NLL)
  • National Women's Soccer League (NWSL)
  • PGA Tour Champions – for men's golfers age 50 and over
  • Professional Bull Riders (PBR)
  • Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA)
  • Sports Car Club of America (SCCA)
  • Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)


Minor and developmental professional leagues and series
  • American Hockey League (AHL)
  • American Indoor Football Association (AIFA)
  • American National Rugby League (AMNRL)
  • Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL)
  • (formerly East Coast Hockey League)
  • Korn Ferry Tour – men's golf
  • Minor League Baseball
  • National Arena League
  • NBA G League
  • Professional Inline Hockey Association (PIHA)
  • Rugby Super League (RSL)
  • – women's golf
  • United Indoor Football (UIF)
  • United States Australian Football League (USAFL)
  • – NASCAR


College sports
  • College ice hockey
  • College soccer
  • Collegiate wrestling
  • Athletic scholarship
  • College recruiting
  • National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
    • List of NCAA conferences
    • NCAA Division I
      • NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
    • NCAA Division II
    • NCAA Division III


Sports governing bodies
  • Professional Golfers' Association of America (PGA of America)
  • United States of America Cricket Association (USACA)
  • United States Golf Association (USGA)
  • United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC)
  • United States Soccer Federation (U.S. Soccer)
  • United States Tennis Association (USTA)
  • – governs rugby union
  • USA Track and Field
  • U.S. Ski & Snowboard


Sports by state and territory
AK – AL – AR – AZ – CA – CO – CT – DC – DE – FL – GA – – IA – ID – IL – IN – KS – KY – LA – MA – MD – ME – MI – MN – MO – MS
MT – NC – – NE – NH – NM – NV – NJ – NY – OH – OK – OR – PA – RI – SC – SD – TN – TX – UT – VA – VT – WA – WI – WV – WY

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Sports Museums in the United States
  • National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
  • Pro Football Hall of Fame
  • Hockey Hall of Fame
  • International Boxing Hall of Fame
  • International Tennis Hall of Fame
  • NASCAR Hall of Fame
  • Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
  • World Golf Hall of Fame


Education in the United States
  • Early childhood education in the United States
  • K-12 education in the United States
    • High school in the United States
    • Homeschooling in the United States
  • Higher education in the United States
    • Community colleges in the United States
    • Vocational education in the United States
    • For-profit higher education in the United States
    • Liberal arts colleges in the United States
  • Language education in the United States


Education in the states and territories
AK – AL – AR – AZ – CA – CO – CT – DC – DE – FL – GA – HI – IA – ID – IL – IN – KS – KY – LA – MA – MD – ME – MI – MN – MO – MS
MT – NC – ND – NE – NH – NM – NV – NJ – NY – OH – OK – OR – PA – RI – SC – SD – TN – TX – UT – VA – VT – WA – WI – WV – WY

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Economy and infrastructure of the United States
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The United States is the world's largest economy (IMF, 2010).

  • Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2010): 1st
  • Economic rank, by GDP (PPP) (2010): 1st
  • : US$
    • ISO 4217: USD
  • Banking in the United States
    • Federal Reserve System
  • Communications in the United States
    • Internet in the United States
      • American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)
    • Form 10-K
  • Companies of the United States
  • Economic history of the United States
    • National debt by U.S. presidential terms
    • United States public debt
  • Energy in the United States
    • Electricity sector of the United States
      • Coal power in the United States
        • Coal mining in the United States
      • Nuclear power in the United States
        • Nuclear energy policy of the United States
      • Renewable energy in the United States
        • Geothermal energy in the United States
        • Solar power in the United States
        • Wind power in the United States
        • Hydroelectric power in the United States
          • United States Wind Energy Policy
    • Energy conservation in the United States
    • Energy policy of the United States
      • U.S. Lighting Energy Policy
      • United States energy independence
      • Nuclear energy policy of the United States
      • United States Department of Energy
      • United States energy law
      • United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
      • United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce
      • United States Wind Energy Policy
    • Petroleum in the United States
      • Offshore oil and gas in the United States
      • Oil reserves in the United States
  • Health care in the United States
  • Industry trade groups in the United States
  • Tourism in the United States
    • Shopping malls in the United States
  • Transportation in the United States
    • Air transportation in the United States
      • Airports in the United States
    • Highway system in the United States
    • Rail transport in the United States
  • Trade policy of the United States
    • North American Free Trade Agreement
    • Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
    • World Trade Organization
  • Wealth in the United States
    • Household income in the United States
    • Income inequality in the United States
    • Personal income in the United States
    • Poverty in the United States
  • Water supply and sanitation in the United States


Economy by state and territory
AK – AL – AR – AZ – CA – CO – CT – DC – DE – FL – GA – HI – IA – ID – IL – IN – KS – KY – LA – MA – MD – ME – MI – MN – MO - MS
MT – NC – ND – NE – NH – NM – NV – NJ – NY – OH – OK – OR – PA – RI – SC – SD – TN – TX – UT – VA – VT – WA – WI – WV – WY

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Health in the United States
  • Healthcare in the United States
  • Lists of hospitals in the United States
  • Disability in the United States
  • Birth control in the United States
  • Obesity in the United States
  • List of U.S. states and territories by life expectancy
  • List of U.S. states and territories by infant mortality rates


Tourism in the United States
  • Walt Disney World
  • Hollywood
  • Ski Resorts


See also

Notes

External links
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