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United States of America, North America

This post was last updated by José of onez on Monday, 21 April 2025.

United States of America is a country on the North America located in the Northern America sub‑region of the Americas continent.

Easy learning about United States of America

United States of America is located in North America
Northern America
Americas Continent
United States of America population 343 477 335 inhabitants
(2023 UN data)
United States of America Area 9 629 091 Km2
( 5 983 228 sq mi)
Latitude & Longitude 38° 00' N, 97° 00' W
United States of America Capital cityWashington
Neighbouring countriesCanada, Mexico.
United States of America Climatemostly 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<br><br><strong>note:</strong> 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.  
Most predominant religionProtestant,
Second most predominant religionRoman Catholic,
Currency name & code Dollar (USD)
Internet ccTLD.us
United States of America calling code1

United States of America administrative divisions

  • 50 states and 1 district*;
  • Alabama,
  • Alaska,
  • Arizona,
  • Arkansas,
  • California,
  • Colorado,
  • Connecticut,
  • Delaware,
  • District of Columbia*,
  • Florida,
  • Georgia,
  • Hawaii,
  • Idaho,
  • Illinois,
  • Indiana,
  • Iowa,
  • Kansas,
  • Kentucky,
  • Louisiana,
  • Maine,
  • Maryland,
  • Massachusetts,
  • Michigan,
  • Minnesota,
  • Mississippi,
  • Missouri,
  • Montana,
  • Nebraska,
  • Nevada,
  • New Hampshire,
  • New Jersey,
  • New Mexico,
  • New York,
  • North Carolina,
  • North Dakota,
  • Ohio,
  • Oklahoma,
  • Oregon,
  • Pennsylvania,
  • Rhode Island,
  • South Carolina,
  • South Dakota,
  • Tennessee,
  • Texas,
  • Utah,
  • Vermont,
  • Virginia,
  • Washington,
  • West Virginia,
  • Wisconsin,
  • Wyoming

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