| United States of America | |||||
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| Motto: [E Pluribus Unum] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) ("Out Of Many, One") (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) | |||||
| Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner | |||||
| [[Image:{{{image_map}}}|250px|center|Location of the United States]] | |||||
| Capital | Washington, D.C. {{coor dm|38|53|N|77|02|W|type:country(9,631,420)}} | ||||
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| Largest city | New York City | ||||
| Official languages | None at federal level (English de facto) | ||||
| Government | Federal constitutional republic | ||||
| - President | George W. Bush (R) | ||||
| - Vice President | Dick Cheney (R) | ||||
| Independence | from Great Britain | ||||
| - Declared | July 4 1776 | ||||
| - Recognized | September 3, 1783 | ||||
| Area | |||||
| - Total | 9,631,420 km² (3rd1) 3,718,695 sq mi | ||||
| - Water (%) | 4.87 | ||||
| Population | |||||
| - 2024 estimate | 338,741,000[1] (3rd) | ||||
| - 2000 census | 281,421,906 | ||||
| - Density | 31/km² (172nd) 80/sq mi | ||||
| GDP (PPP) | 2006 estimate | ||||
| - Total | $13.049 trillion (1st) | ||||
| - Per capita | $43,555 (3rd) | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2005 estimate | ||||
| - Total | $13.3 trillion (1st) | ||||
| - Per capita | $42,000 (8th) | ||||
| HDI (2004) |  0.948 (high) (8th)
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| Currency | United States dollar ($) (USD)
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| Time zone | (UTC-5 to -10) | ||||
| - Summer (DST) | (UTC-4 to -10) | ||||
| Internet TLD | .us .gov .edu .mil .um | ||||
| Calling code | +1 | ||||
| Wikitravel | Danielsavoiu/Sandbox1 at Wikitravel | ||||
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- ^ Extrapolation from U.S. POPClock