United States of America

United States of America

United States of America spans six time zones in its states alone, from the Atlantic to beyond the date line. Its national park system, begun in 1872, was the first anywhere.

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Easy learning about United States of America

The capital city of United States of America is Washington.

Word: Freedom

Meaning: liberty ideal

Administrative Divisions

50 states and 1 district
  1. District of Columbia

50 States

  1. Alabama
  2. Alaska
  3. Arizona
  4. Arkansas
  5. California
  6. Colorado
  7. Connecticut
  8. Delaware
  9. Florida
  10. Georgia
  11. Hawaii
  12. Idaho
  13. Illinois
  14. Indiana
  15. Iowa
  16. Kansas
  17. Kentucky
  18. Louisiana
  19. Maine
  20. Maryland
  21. Massachusetts
  22. Michigan
  23. Minnesota
  24. Mississippi
  25. Missouri
  26. Montana
  27. Nebraska
  28. Nevada
  29. New Hampshire
  30. New Jersey
  31. New Mexico
  32. New York
  33. North Carolina
  34. North Dakota
  35. Ohio
  36. Oklahoma
  37. Oregon
  38. Pennsylvania
  39. Rhode Island
  40. South Carolina
  41. South Dakota
  42. Tennessee
  43. Texas
  44. Utah
  45. Vermont
  46. Virginia
  47. Washington
  48. West Virginia
  49. Wisconsin
  50. Wyoming

Where in the world is United States of America located?

United States of America is a Country on the North America in the continent of Americas.

Basic Information

Capital City: Washington

Population: 341,784,857 (UN)

Area: 9,629,091 km² / 5,983,228 sq mi

People from United States of America are called: Americans

Geography

Latitude: 39.538° N

Longitude: 97.483° W

Intermediary Region: North America

Continental Region: Americas

Borders

Citizenship & Passport

Passport Ranking: 10 (HP Index)

Visa-Free Destinations: 180

Climate

mostly temperate, but tropical in Hawaii and Florida, arctic in Alaska, semiarid in the great plains west of the Mississippi River, and arid in the Great Basin of the southwest; low winter temperatures in the northwest are ameliorated occasionally in January and February by warm chinook winds from the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains

note: many consider Denali, the highest peak in the US, to be the world’s coldest mountain because of its combination of high elevation and its subarctic location at 63 degrees north latitude; permanent snow and ice cover over 75 percent of the mountain, and enormous glaciers, up to 45 miles long and 3,700 feet thick, spider out from its base in every direction; it is home to some of the world’s coldest and most violent weather, where winds of over 150 miles per hour and temperatures of -93˚F have been recorded.  

Global Indices

Global Peace Index Rank: 134 (GPI)

Global Peace Index Score: 2.535 (GPI)

Economy

GDP per Capita: $89,991 (IMF)

GDP per Capita Position: 8

Currency: Dollar

Currency Code: USD

Human Development

HDI Rank: 17 (UNDP)

HDI Value: 0.938

Mean Years of Schooling: 13.9

Expected Years of Schooling: 15.9

Life Expectancy at Birth: 79.3 Years

Religion

Most Predominant: Protestant

Second Most Predominant: Catholic

LGBTI Rights

Legal Status: Legal (ILGA)

Legal Mechanism: Judicial

Death Penalty: No

Maximum Prison Sentence: No

Physical Punishment: No

International Memberships

NATO - since 1949

Technical Information

TLD: .us

Calling Code: +1

MapGeo Name: United States

MapGeo Code: US

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