Area: 9.629.091 Kmē
Population: 281.422.000
Density: 29 pop/Kmē

System of government: Presidential Federal Republic
Capital: Washington (572.000 pop., 7.610.000 urban aggl.)
Major cities: New York 8.010.000 pop. (21.200.000 urban aggl.), Los Angeles 3.695.000 pop. (16.370.000 urban aggl.), Chicago 2.896.000 pop. (9.160.000 urban aggl.), Houston 1.954.000 pop. (4.670.000 urban aggl.), Philadelphia 1.518.000 pop. (6.190.000 urban aggl.), Phoenix 1.321.000 pop. (3.250.000 urban aggl.), San Diego 1.223.000 pop. (2.815.000 urban aggl.), Dallas 1.189.000 pop. (5.220.000 urban aggl.), San Antonio 1.145.000 pop. (1.592.000 urban aggl.), Detroit 951.000 pop. (5.455.000 urban aggl.), San Jose 895.000 pop., Indianapolis 792.000 pop. (1.607.000 urban aggl.), San Francisco 777.000 pop. (7.040.000 urban aggl.), Jacksonville 736.000 pop. (1.100.000 urban aggl.), Columbus 711.000 pop. (1.540.000 urban aggl.), Austin 657.000 pop. (1.250.000 urban aggl.), Baltimore 651.000 pop., Memphis 650.000 pop. (1.136.000 urban aggl.), Milwaukee 597.000 pop. (1.690.000 urban aggl.), Boston 589.000 pop. (5.820.000 urban aggl.), Nashville 570.000 pop. (1.231.000 urban aggl.), El Paso 564.000 pop. (680.000 urban aggl.), Seattle 563.000 pop. (3.555.000 urban aggl.), Denver 555.000 pop. (2.582.000 urban aggl.), Charlotte 541.000 pop. (1.499.000 urban aggl.), Fort Worth 535.000 pop., Portland 529.000 pop. (2.265.000 urban aggl.), Oklahoma City 506.000 pop. (1.083.000 urban aggl.)
Ethnic majority: White 75,1%, Black 12,3%, Asiatic 3,6%, Amerindian 0,9%, others 8,1%
Border countries: Canada NORTH and EAST (Alaska), Mexico SOUTH, Cuba (US Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay) NORTH

Principal mountains: Mount McKinley 6194 m
Principal rivers: Mississipi-Missouri-Red Rock 5970 Km, Yukon 3185 Km (total, with canadian tract), Rio Grande 3060 Km, Arkansas 2348 Km, Colorado 2333 Km, Ohio-Allegheny 2102 Km, Red River 2080 Km
Principal lakes: Lake Michigan 58.016 Kmē, Lake Superior 53.400 Kmē (U.S. part, total 82.100 Kmē), Lake Huron 23.600 Kmē (U.S. part, total 59.600 Kmē), Lake Erie 12.900 Kmē (U.S. part, total 25.700 Kmē), Lake Ontario 8.960 Kmē (U.S. part, total 18.960 Kmē), Great Salt Lake 4.662 Kmē
Principal islands: Hawaii Island 10.432 Kmē, Kodiak 9.293 Kmē, Prince of Wales 7.073 Kmē, Chicagof 5.445 Kmē, St. Lawrence 5.135 Kmē
Climate: Temperate, Artic (Alaska), Tropical (Florida and Hawaii), Arid

Language: American english (official), Spanish (official like 2Š language in New Mexico)
Religion: Protestant 56%, Catholic 28%, Hebrew 2%, other 14%
Currency: US Dollar (USD)

Dependences: Puerto Rico (9104 Kmē, 3.937.000 pop.), Navassa (5,2 Kmē, 0 pop.), Virgin Islands (352 Kmē, 122.200 pop.), Baker Island (1,4 Kmē, 0 pop.), Guam (549 Kmē, 157.500 pop.), Howland Island (1,6 Kmē, 0 pop.), Jarvis Island (4,5 Kmē, 0 pop.), Johnston Atoll (2,8 Kmē, 970 pop.), Kingman (1 Kmē, 0 pop.), Northern Mariana Islands (477 Kmē, 74.600 pop.), Midway Islands (6,2 Kmē, 0 pop.), Palmyra (11,9 Kmē, 0 pop.), American Samoa (200 Kmē, 67.100 pop.), Wake Island (6,5 Kmē, 0 pop.)

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 Data update April 2000. Source: U.S. Census Bureau