United States, US

United States: Independent country in North America

About

The United States of America was founded on July 4, 1776 when the Declaration of Independence was signed. The original 13 colonies were located on the east coast and rebelled against British rule during the American Revolution. After the war ended in 1783, the US Constitution was ratified in 1788 and George Washington became the first president.

Some key events in early US history include:

  • The Louisiana Purchase in 1803, which doubled the size of the country
  • The War of 1812 against Britain
  • Westward expansion across North America throughout the 1800s
  • The Civil War from 1861-1865 between the Union and Confederate states over slavery
  • The Industrial Revolution starting in the late 1800s

50 States

Today the United States consists of 50 states. The last states joined in 1959 when Alaska and Hawaii became states. The 5 most populous states are:

  1. California
  2. Texas
  3. Florida
  4. New York
  5. Pennsylvania

The US also has territories like Puerto Rico and Guam. Washington D.C. is the nation's capital.

Government

The US government has three branches:

  • Executive - This includes the President, Vice President, and cabinet. The current President is Joe Biden.
  • Legislative - This is Congress, which contains the Senate and House of Representatives. Congress makes federal laws.
  • Judicial - This is the Supreme Court and lower courts, which interpret laws.

The US Constitution is the foundation for the government. There are two main political parties: Democrats and Republicans.

Culture

American culture has significant influence worldwide. Some major aspects include films from Hollywood, music genres like jazz and rock and roll, and US brands like McDonald's, Coca-Cola, Nike and more. The US is ethnically diverse with influences from around the world.

Economy

The US has the world's largest economy with a GDP of over $20 trillion. Key industries include technology, financial services, healthcare, transportation, manufacturing, and agriculture. The US dollar is the dominant global currency. The economy is market-based and driven by consumer spending.

United States locator map
Location of United States

Quick Facts about United States

Population : 331,449,281
Country : United States of America
Different from : Americas
Head of government : President of the United States
Instagram username : usagov
Twitter username : usagov
Plate code : USA
Area : 9826675 km2
Official name : the United States of America, Estados Unidos de América, Statele Unite ale Americii, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, Сједињене Америчке Државе, United States, États-Unis d’Amérique, Verenigde Staten van Amerika, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri, Stati Uniti d'America
Continent : North America, Oceania, Asia
Easternmost point : Point(-66.94995403 44.81539337)
Northernmost point : Point(-156.48 71.38)
Legislative body : United States Congress, Congress of the Confederation
Named for : Americas
Official language : English, American English, Hawaiian, Spanish
Capital : Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., New York City
Establishment : January 01, 1970 (241 years ago)
Time Zone : UTC+10:00, UTC−08:00, UTC−04:00, UTC−06:00, UTC−11:00, UTC+12:00, UTC−05:00, UTC−07:00, UTC−12:00, UTC−09:00, Alaska Time Zone, Chamorro Time Zone, Central Time Zone, Atlantic Time Zone, Mountain Time Zone, Samoa Time Zone
Local time : 07:24:20 (19th June 2025)
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Geography

United States is located at 39°45'36"N 98°30'0"W (39.7600000, -98.5000000). It has 14 neighbors: Japan, Russia, Micronesia, Dominican Republic, Cuba, Bahamas, Venezuela, Panama, Haiti, Mexico, Kiribati, Tonga, Samoa and Canada.

United States map

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The largest city of United States is New York City with a population of 8,398,748. Other cities include, Los Angeles population 3,970,219, Chicago population 2,677,643, Brooklyn population 2,577,000 and Queens population 2,339,150. See all United States cities & populated places.

  • Theodore Roosevelt , 4 March, 1909 1901-09-14T00:00:00Z
  • Ulysses S. Grant , 4 March, 1877 1869-03-04T00:00:00Z
  • Bill Clinton , 20 January, 2001 1993-01-20T00:00:00Z
  • John F. Kennedy , 22 November, 1963 1961-01-20T00:00:00Z
  • Franklin Pierce , 4 March, 1857 1853-03-04T00:00:00Z
  • Herbert Hoover , 4 March, 1933 1929-03-04T00:00:00Z
  • Martin Van Buren , 4 March, 1841 1837-03-04T00:00:00Z
  • Lyndon B. Johnson , 20 January, 1969 1963-11-22T00:00:00Z
  • Calvin Coolidge , 4 March, 1929 1923-08-02T00:00:00Z
  • George H. W. Bush , 20 January, 1993 1989-01-20T00:00:00Z
  • James Buchanan , 1857-03-04T00:00:00Z 4 March, 1861
  • Grover Cleveland , 4 March, 1897 1893-03-04T00:00:00Z
  • Abraham Lincoln , 15 April, 1865 1861-03-04T00:00:00Z
  • Harry S. Truman , 20 January, 1953 1945-04-12T00:00:00Z
  • Andrew Johnson , 4 March, 1869 1865-04-15T00:00:00Z
  • Grover Cleveland , 4 March, 1889 1885-03-04T00:00:00Z
  • George W. Bush , 20 January, 2009 2001-01-20T00:00:00Z
  • John Quincy Adams , 4 March, 1829 1825-03-04T00:00:00Z
  • Donald Trump , 2017-01-20T00:00:00Z
  • Thomas Jefferson , 4 March, 1809 1801-03-04T00:00:00Z
  • Andrew Jackson , 4 March, 1837 1829-03-04T00:00:00Z
  • John Tyler , 4 March, 1845 1841-04-04T00:00:00Z
  • Chester A. Arthur , 4 March, 1885 1881-09-19T00:00:00Z
  • William Henry Harrison , 4 April, 1841 1841-03-04T00:00:00Z
  • James A. Garfield , 19 September, 1881 1881-03-04T00:00:00Z
  • William Howard Taft , 4 March, 1913 1909-03-04T00:00:00Z
  • Franklin Delano Roosevelt , 12 April, 1945 1933-03-04T00:00:00Z
  • Richard Nixon , 9 August, 1974 1969-01-20T00:00:00Z
  • Rutherford B. Hayes , 4 March, 1881 1877-03-04T00:00:00Z
  • Jimmy Carter , 20 January, 1981 1977-01-20T00:00:00Z
  • Zachary Taylor , 9 July, 1850 1849-03-04T00:00:00Z
  • Barack Obama , 20 January, 2017 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z
  • James K. Polk , 4 March, 1849 1845-03-04T00:00:00Z
  • Dwight D. Eisenhower , 20 January, 1961 1953-01-20T00:00:00Z
  • James Monroe , 4 March, 1825 1817-03-04T00:00:00Z
  • Benjamin Harrison , 4 March, 1893 1889-03-04T00:00:00Z
  • Woodrow Wilson , 4 March, 1921 1913-03-04T00:00:00Z
  • William McKinley , 14 September, 1901 1897-03-04T00:00:00Z
  • Ronald Reagan , 20 January, 1989 1981-01-20T00:00:00Z
  • Millard Fillmore , 4 March, 1853 1850-07-09T00:00:00Z
  • John Adams , 4 March, 1801 1797-03-04T00:00:00Z
  • James Madison , 4 March, 1817 1809-03-04T00:00:00Z
  • George Washington , 4 March, 1797 1789-04-30T00:00:00Z
  • Gerald Ford , 20 January, 1977 1974-08-09T00:00:00Z
  • Warren G. Harding , 2 August, 1923 1921-03-04T00:00:00Z

United States has 14 neighbours.

  • Southwest Territory
  • Mississippi
  • Michigan
  • Missouri
  • Louisiana Territory
  • Maryland
  • Vermont
  • Northwest Territory
  • New Mexico
  • Arizona
  • Idaho
  • Montana
  • Territory of Hawaii
  • Nevada
  • Territory of Orleans
  • Nebraska
  • Minnesota
  • Mississippi Territory
  • Indiana Territory
  • Texas
  • Michigan Territory
  • Hawaii
  • Pennsylvania
  • Territory of Alaska
  • Wyoming
  • South Dakota
  • New Hampshire
  • Illinois
  • Puerto Rico
  • Oregon
  • South Carolina
  • Indiana
  • Ohio
  • Washington
  • Utah
  • Arkansas
  • North Dakota
  • Colorado
  • United States Virgin Islands
  • Alaska
  • Tennessee
  • Florida
  • Maine
  • Iowa
  • Massachusetts
  • Kentucky
  • Louisiana
  • Oklahoma
  • Commonwealth of the Philippines
  • Georgia
  • Rhode Island
  • Insular Government of the Philippine Islands
  • New Jersey
  • North Carolina
  • Washington, D.C.
  • Wisconsin
  • Delaware
  • New York
  • Alabama
  • Connecticut
  • Virginia
  • West Virginia
  • California
  • Kansas
  • District of Columbia
  • Guam
  • United States Minor Outlying Islands
  • Northern Mariana Islands
  • American Samoa

Demographics

Year Population % Change Method
1790 3,929,214 - estimation process
1800 5,308,483 25.98% estimation process
1810 7,239,881 26.68% estimation process
1820 9,638,453 24.89% estimation process
1830 12,866,020 25.09% estimation process
1840 17,069,458 24.63% estimation process
1850 23,191,876 26.4% estimation process
1860 31,443,321 26.24% estimation process
1870 39,818,449 21.03% estimation process
1880 50,189,209 20.66% estimation process
1890 62,979,766 20.31% estimation process
1900 76,212,168 17.36% estimation process
1901 77,584,000 1.77% estimation process
1902 79,163,000 1.99% estimation process
1903 80,632,000 1.82% estimation process
1904 82,166,000 1.87% estimation process
1905 83,822,000 1.98% 158301100
1906 85,450,000 1.91% estimation process
1907 87,008,000 1.79% estimation process
1908 88,710,000 1.92% estimation process
1909 90,490,000 1.97% estimation process
1910 92,407,000 2.07% estimation process
1911 93,863,000 1.55% estimation process
1912 95,335,000 1.54% estimation process
1913 97,225,000 1.94% estimation process
1914 99,111,000 1.9% estimation process
1915 100,546,000 1.43% estimation process
1916 101,961,000 1.39% estimation process
1917 103,268,000 1.27% estimation process
1918 103,208,000 -0.06% estimation process
1919 104,514,000 1.25% estimation process
1920 105,710,620 1.13% estimation process
1930 122,775,046 13.9% estimation process
1940 132,164,569 7.1% estimation process
1950 150,697,361 12.3% estimation process
1960 179,323,175 15.96% estimation process
1961 183,691,000 2.38% (Worldbank)
1962 186,538,000 1.53% (Worldbank)
1963 189,242,000 1.43% (Worldbank)
1964 191,889,000 1.38% (Worldbank)
1965 194,303,000 1.24% (Worldbank)
1966 196,560,000 1.15% (Worldbank)
1967 198,712,000 1.08% (Worldbank)
1968 200,706,000 0.99% (Worldbank)
1969 202,677,000 0.97% (Worldbank)
1970 203,302,031 0.31% estimation process
1971 207,661,000 2.1% (Worldbank)
1972 209,896,000 1.06% (Worldbank)
1973 211,909,000 0.95% (Worldbank)
1974 213,854,000 0.91% (Worldbank)
1975 215,973,000 0.98% (Worldbank)
1976 218,035,000 0.95% (Worldbank)
1977 220,239,000 1% (Worldbank)
1978 222,585,000 1.05% (Worldbank)
1979 225,055,000 1.1% (Worldbank)
1980 226,545,805 0.66% estimation process
1981 229,466,000 1.27% (Worldbank)
1982 231,664,000 0.95% (Worldbank)
1983 233,792,000 0.91% (Worldbank)
1984 235,825,000 0.86% (Worldbank)
1985 237,924,000 0.88% (Worldbank)
1986 240,133,000 0.92% (Worldbank)
1987 242,289,000 0.89% (Worldbank)
1988 244,499,000 0.9% (Worldbank)
1989 246,819,000 0.94% (Worldbank)
1990 248,709,873 0.76% estimation process
1991 252,981,000 1.69% (Worldbank)
1992 256,514,000 1.38% (Worldbank)
1993 259,919,000 1.31% (Worldbank)
1994 263,126,000 1.22% (Worldbank)
1995 266,278,000 1.18% (Worldbank)
1996 269,394,000 1.16% (Worldbank)
1997 272,657,000 1.2% (Worldbank)
1998 275,854,000 1.16% (Worldbank)
1999 279,040,000 1.14% (Worldbank)
2000 281,421,906 0.85% estimation process
2001 284,968,955 1.24% (Worldbank)
2002 287,625,193 0.92% (Worldbank)
2003 290,107,933 0.86% (Worldbank)
2004 292,805,298 0.92% (Worldbank)
2005 295,516,599 0.92% (Worldbank)
2006 298,379,912 0.96% (Worldbank)
2007 301,231,207 0.95% (Worldbank)
2008 304,093,966 0.94% (Worldbank)
2009 306,771,529 0.87% (Worldbank)
2010 308,745,538 0.64% estimation process
2011 311,556,874 0.9% (Worldbank)
2012 313,830,990 0.72% (Worldbank)
2013 316,128,839 0.73% estimation process
2014 318,301,008 0.68% (Worldbank)
2015 320,635,163 0.73% (Worldbank)
2016 323,952,889 1.02% estimation process
2017 325,145,963 0.37% estimation process
2018 326,687,501 0.47% (Worldbank)
2019 328,239,523 0.47% estimation process
2020 331,449,281 0.97% census
Map of countries with a smaller population than United States

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People born in United States (200)

People born in United States, including actress Molly Sims, US writer Amy Lowell, film director, producer and screenwriter Kim Henkel, .

List

  • Bryan Konietzko (American animation director) he was born in 26/05/1976
  • Jon Hall (programmer and major contributor to the Linux project) he was born in 07/08/1950
  • Douglas McIlroy (American computer scientist, mathematician, engineer, and programmer) he was born in 01/01/1932
  • Gerald Jay Sussman (American computer scientist) he was born in 08/02/1947
  • Monte Davidoff (American computer programmer) he was born in 01/01/1956
  • Scott Meyers (American computer programmer) he was born in 09/04/1959
  • Michael Laughlin (American film director, producer and screenwriter) he was born in 01/01/1938
  • Stephen Trask (American composer) was born in 29/08/1966
  • Mike Grell (Comic book artist and writer) he was born in 13/09/1947
  • Jimmy Lee Gray (American murderer) he was born in 25/09/1949
  • Daniel Lewis Williams (American operatic bass) he was born in 01/01/1950
  • David P. Bartel (American biochemist) he was born in 01/01/2000
  • Alfred Hubler (American physicist) he was born in 16/05/1957
  • Dennis Jenkins (research archaeologist) he was born in 01/01/2000
  • Dwayne A. Day (American space historian) he was born in 01/01/2000
  • Frankie Masters (big band leader) he was born in 12/04/1904
  • Earl Mac Rauch (writer and screenwriter) he was born in 01/01/1949
  • Zach Staenberg (American film editor) he was born in 01/08/1951

United States States

State Name Population Title
Alabama 4,921,532 One of the 50 states that make up the United States of America is Alabama.
Alaska 731,545 Alaska is one of fifty states that make up the United States of America.
Arizona 7,421,401 State of the United States of America
Arkansas 3,030,522 State of the United States of America
California 39,368,078 State of the United States of America
Colorado 5,807,719 State of the United States of America
Connecticut 3,557,006 State in the northeastern United States
Delaware 986,809 State of the United States of America
District of Columbia 712,816 Capital city of the United States
Florida 21,733,312 State in the southeastern United States
Georgia 10,710,017 State in the southeastern United States
Hawaii 1,407,006 State of the United States of America, located on an archipelago in the Pacific Ocean
Idaho 1,787,065 State of the United States of America
Illinois 12,587,530 State of the United States of America
Indiana 6,754,953 State of the United States of America
Iowa 3,163,561 Midwestern state in the United States
Kansas 2,913,805 State of the United States of America
Kentucky 4,477,251 State of the United States of America
Louisiana 4,645,318 State in the southern United States
Maine 1,350,141 State of the United States of America
Maryland 6,055,802 State of the United States of America
Massachusetts 6,893,574 State of the United States of America
Michigan 9,966,555 State of the United States of America
Minnesota 5,657,342 State of the United States of America
Mississippi 2,966,786 State of the United States of America
Missouri 6,151,548 State of the United States of America
Montana 1,080,577 State of the United States of America
Nebraska 1,937,552 Nebraska, state of the United States of America.
Nevada 3,138,259 State of the United States of America
New Hampshire 1,366,275 State of the United States of America
New Jersey 8,882,371 State of the United States of America
New Mexico 2,106,319 State of the United States of America
New York 19,336,776 State of the United States of America
North Carolina 10,600,823 State of the United States of America
North Dakota 765,309 State of the United States of America
Ohio 11,693,217 State of the United States of America
Oklahoma 3,980,783 State of the United States of America
Oregon 4,241,507 State of the United States of America
Pennsylvania 12,783,254 State in the northeastern United States
Rhode Island 1,057,125 State on east coast of United States of America
South Carolina 5,218,040 State of the United States of America
South Dakota 892,717 State of the United States of America
Tennessee 6,886,834 State of the United States of America
Texas 29,360,759 State in the southern United States
Utah 3,249,879 State of the United States of America
Vermont 623,347 State of the United States of America
Virginia 8,590,563 State of the United States of America
Washington 7,693,612 State of the United States of America
West Virginia 1,784,787 State of the United States of America
Wisconsin 5,832,655 State of the United States of America
Wyoming 582,328 Least populous state of the United States of America

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