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🇺🇸 United States

United States of America · North America

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Key facts

CapitalWashington D.C.
Population326.7 million
Area9,372,610 km² (3,618,783 mi²)
Official language(s)English
CurrencyUnited States dollar ($)
RegionAmericas
SubregionNorth America
ContinentNorth America
DemonymAmerican
Calling code+1
Time zoneAmerica/New_York

Government

Government typeFederal presidential constitutional republic
Major political partiesDemocratic Party, Republican Party
National mottoIn God We Trust (official) · E Pluribus Unum (traditional)
Major religionsChristianity (~63%), Unaffiliated (~29%), Judaism, Islam, others
Important citiesNew York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, Washington, D.C.

History of United States

Independence / founding: Declared from Great Britain, 4 July 1776

Founded by thirteen British colonies that declared independence in 1776, the United States adopted its Constitution in 1789. Westward expansion, a civil war ending slavery (1865), and rapid industrialisation built a continental power. It emerged from the two World Wars as a global superpower and, after the Cold War, the world's largest economy.

Culture

National animal / birdBald eagle (national bird); American bison (national mammal)
National dishHamburger, barbecue, apple pie
MusicJazz, blues, rock & roll, country, hip-hop
National sportBaseball, American football, basketball

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