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.

The States of America

Washington, capital city of United States of America

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

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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.

States:

District:

District of Columbia

States and federal district of United States of America map

United States of America is a Country on the North America located in the North America sub-region in the continent of Americas.

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Height

0 m (0 ft), 150 m (492 ft), 300 m (984 ft), 750 m (2460 ft), 1000 m (3280 ft), 1500 m (4920 ft), 2000 m (6560 ft), 3000 m (9840 ft), above 4000 m (13120 ft)

Sea depth

0 m (0 ft), 150 m (492 ft), 600 m (1970 ft), 1800 m (5910 ft), 3200 m (10500 ft), deeper than 5200 m (17060 ft)

Permanent snow and iceWinter snow (approximate)

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

Geographical Subregion: North America

Intermediary Region: North America

Continental Region: Americas

Borders

Canada — Land border
Mexico — Land border

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