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United States of America
   The United States of America have become in the last decades a point of reference worldwide in various fields (economic, military, scientific), their independence from the United Kingdom dates back to 1776. The U.S.A. they are among the largest countries on the planet and therefore the territory is rather varied, the eastern part is broadly flat, while the western part has several plateaus and mountain ranges.
Government type Federal presidential republic
Area 9,833,517 kmē (3,796,742 sq mi)
Population 331,449,000 inh. (2020 census)
Population 335,902,000 inh. (2024 est.)
Population density 34 inh/kmē (88 inh/miē)
Capital Washington (672,000 pop., 7,853,000 urban aggl.)
Currency United States dollar
Human development index 0.921 (21st place)
Languages English (official), Hawaiian (official in Hawaii), Spanish (official in New Mexico), French (official in Louisiana), native languages
Life expectancy M 78 years, F 83 years
 
Dependencies American Samoa (199 kmē - 77 sq mi, 57,400 pop.)
Dependencies Baker Island (1.4 kmē - 0.5 sq mi, 0 pop.)
Dependencies Guam (543 kmē - 210 sq mi, 174,000 pop.)
Dependencies Howland Island (1.6 kmē - 0.6 sq mi, 0 pop.)
Dependencies Jarvis Island (4.5 kmē - 1.7 sq mi, 0 pop.)
Dependencies Johnston Atoll (2.7 kmē - 1 sq mi, 0 pop.)
Dependencies Kingman Reef (1 kmē - 0.4 sq mi, 0 pop.)
Dependencies Midway Atoll (6.2 kmē - 2.4 sq mi, 0 pop.)
Dependencies Navassa Island (5.2 kmē - 2 sq mi, 0 pop.)
Dependencies Northern Mariana Islands (464 kmē - 179 sq mi, 50,000 pop.)
Dependencies Palmyra Atoll (11.9 kmē - 4.6 sq mi, 0 pop.)
Dependencies Puerto Rico (9,104 kmē - 3,515 sq mi, 3,206,000 pop.)
Dependencies United States Virgin Islands (346 kmē - 134 sq mi, 98,100 pop.)
Dependencies Wake Island (6.5 kmē - 2.5 sq mi, 0 pop.)
Location in North-Central America

Boundaries:

Canada NORTH and EAST (Alaska)
Mexico SOUTH
Cuba (Guantanamo Bay Naval Base) NORTH
Pacific Ocean WEST
Atlantic Ocean EAST
Arctic Ocean (Alaska) NORTH
Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean

GEOGRAPHY DATA OF UNITED STATES


Largest cities
New York 8,336,000 pop., 21,396,000 urban aggl.
Los Angeles 3,822,000 pop., 15,587,000 urban aggl.
Chicago 2,665,000 pop., 8,954,000 urban aggl.
Houston 2,303,000 pop., 6,703,000 urban aggl.
Phoenix 1,644,000 pop., 4,617,000 urban aggl.
Philadelphia 1,567,000 pop., 5,795,000 urban aggl.
San Antonio 1,473,000 pop., 2,088,000 urban aggl.
San Diego 1,381,000 pop., 3,078,000 urban aggl.
Dallas 1,300,000 pop., 6,979,000 urban aggl.
Austin 974,000 pop., 1,943,000 urban aggl.
Jacksonville 971,000 pop., 1,306,000 urban aggl.
San Jose 971,000 pop., 6,844,000 urban aggl.
Fort Worth 957,000 pop.
Columbus 908,000 pop., 1,599,000 urban aggl.
Charlotte 898,000 pop., 2,879,000 urban aggl.
Indianapolis 881,000 pop., 1,733,000 urban aggl.
San Francisco 808,000 pop.
Seattle 749,000 pop., 4,001,000 urban aggl.
Denver 713,000 pop., 2,308,000 urban aggl.
Oklahoma City 695,000 pop., 1,013,000 urban aggl.
Nashville 684,000 pop., 1,195,000 urban aggl.
El Paso 677,000 pop., 865,000 urban aggl.
Washington 672,000 pop., 7,853,000 urban aggl.
Las Vegas 656,000 pop., 2,260,000 urban aggl.
Boston 651,000 pop., 7,429,000 urban aggl.
Portland 635,000 pop., 2,117,000 urban aggl.
Louisville 624,000 pop., 979,000 urban aggl.
Memphis 621,000 pop., 1,060,000 urban aggl.
Detroit 620,000 pop., 4,258,000 urban aggl.
Baltimore 570,000 pop.
Milwaukee 563,000 pop., 1,302,000 urban aggl.
Albuquerque 561,000 pop., 779,000 urban aggl.
Tucson 547,000 pop., 884,000 urban aggl.
Fresno 546,000 pop., 724,000 urban aggl.
Sacramento 528,000 pop., 1,976,000 urban aggl.
Mesa 512,000 pop.
Kansas City 509,000 pop., 1,794,000 urban aggl.
Atlanta 499,000 pop., 5,702,000 urban aggl.
Colorado Springs 486,000 pop., 648,000 urban aggl.
Omaha 485,000 pop., 827,000 urban aggl.
Raleigh 477,000 pop., 1,588,000 urban aggl.
Virginia Beach 456,000 pop., 1,467,000 urban aggl.
Long Beach 451,000 pop.
Miami 450,000 pop., 6,139,000 urban aggl.
Oakland 431,000 pop.
Minneapolis 425,000 pop., 2,796,000 urban aggl.
Highest mountains
Denali 6,190 m (20,308 ft)
Mount Saint Elias 5,489 m (18,009 ft)
Longest rivers
Mississippi (with Missouri, Jefferson and Red Rock) 6,157 km (3,826 mi)
Yukon 3,185 km (1,979 mi) total, 2,036 km (1,265 mi) in United States
Rio Grande 3,060 km (1,901 mi), marks the border with Mexico for most of its course
St. Lawrence 3,058 km (1,900 mi) total, only short initial part is in United States
Arkansas 2,348 km (1,459 mi)
Colorado 2,333 km (1,450 mi) total, including last short section in Mexico
Red River 2,188 km (1,360 mi)
Ohio (with Allegheny) 2,102 km (1,306 mi)
Brazos 2,060 km (1,280 mi)
Columbia 2,000 km (1,243 mi) total, 1,199 km (745 mi) in United States
Largest lakes
Lake Superior 82,100 kmē (31,699 sq mi) total, 53,400 kmē (20,618 sq mi) in United States
Lake Huron 59,600 kmē (23,012 sq mi) total, 23,600 kmē (9,112 sq mi) in United States
Lake Michigan 58,016 kmē (22,400 sq mi)
Lake Erie 25,700 kmē (9,923 sq mi) total, 12,900 kmē (4,981 sq mi) in United States
Lake Ontario 18,960 kmē (7,320 sq mi) total, 8,960 kmē (3,459 sq mi) in United States
Great Salt Lake 4,662 kmē (1,800 sq mi)
Lake of the Woods 4,350 kmē (1,680 sq mi) total, including Canadian part
Iliamna Lake 2,622 kmē (1,012 sq mi)
Largest islands
Hawaii 10,434 kmē (4,029 sq mi)
Kodiak 9,311 kmē (3,595 sq mi)
Prince of Wales 6,675 kmē (2,577 sq mi)
Chicagof 5,388 kmē (2,080 sq mi)
St. Lawrence 5,135 kmē (1,983 sq mi)
Admiralty 4,264 kmē (1,646 sq mi)
Nunivak 4,227 kmē (1,632 sq mi)
Baranof 4,160 kmē (1,606 sq mi)
Unimak 4,070 kmē (1,571 sq mi)
Long Island 3,629 kmē (1,401 sq mi)

ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS OF UNITED STATES

   At the administrative level United States are a federation made up of 50 states and the District of Columbia with the capital Washington; Alaska, with over 1.7 million square kilometers, is by far the state with the largest extension, followed by Texas, California and Montana, while speaking of population we have California in first place, with Texas in second place, with respectively under 39 million and over 30 million people and also Florida over 20 million inhabitants, with New York close to this limit.

   The two largest cities in the United States are New York and Los Angeles, with the first on the Atlantic Ocean and the second on the west coast on the Pacific Ocean, spaced nearly 4,000 kilometers apart! In all, there are 9 cities with at least 1 million inhabitants, but they are almost always at the center of a much larger urban agglomeration; as can be seen from the second map, some areas of the country are more densely populated, while others, especially the north-west, are totally devoid of large urban centers.



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