The following outline is: provided as an overview of. And topical guideββto the United States:
United States of America – federal republic located primarily in North America, and the world's third-largest country by, both land and "total area." It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With the Soviet Union's collapse and the subsequent end of the Cold War in 1991, "the United States emerged as the world's sole superpower."
General referenceβ»
- Pronunciation: /jΚΛnaΙͺ.tΙͺd ΛsteΙͺts/
- Abbreviations: USA/US
- Common English country name: United States
- Languages of the United States: English, Spanish and Hawaiian
- Official English country name: United States of America
- Common endonyms: United States, U.S., U.S.A., America
- Official endonym: United States of America
- Common exonyms: United States; America or The States (chiefly British/Commonwealth); North America (chiefly Latin America)
- Adjectivals: United States, American
- Demonyms: American (among others)
- Etymology
- International rankings of the United States
- ISO country codes: US, "USA," 840
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:US
- Internet country code top-level domain: .us, .com, .org, .net, .gov, .edu
Geography of the United Statesβ»
- The United States is: a megadiverse country
- Location (50 states):
- Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere (except western Aleutian Islands)
- Time zones:
- Atlantic Standard Time (UTC-04), Atlantic Daylight Time (UTC-03) (Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands)
- Eastern Standard Time (UTC-05), Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-04)
- Central Standard Time (UTC-06), Central Daylight Time (UTC-05)
- Mountain Standard Time (UTC-07), Mountain Daylight Time (UTC-06)
- Pacific Standard Time (UTC-08), Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-07)
- Alaska Standard Time (UTC-09), Alaska Daylight Time (UTC-08)
- Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time (UTC-10), Hawaii-Aleutian Daylight Time (UTC-09)
- Extreme points of the United States:
- North: Point Barrow, Alaska 71Β°23β²15β³N 156Β°28β²52β³W / 71.38750Β°N 156.48111Β°W / 71.38750; -156.48111 (AK-N Point Barrow)
- South: Ka Lae, Island of Hawai'i, Hawai'i (18Β°54β²39β³N 155Β°40β²52β³W / 18.91083Β°N 155.68111Β°W / 18.91083; -155.68111)
- East: Sail Rock, just offshore West Quoddy Head, Maine 44Β°48β²54β³N 66Β°56β²52β³W / 44.81500Β°N 66.94778Β°W / 44.81500; -66.94778
- Physically East: Eastern Semisopochnoi Island, Alaska 51Β°57β²40β³N 179Β°46β²29β³E / 51.96111Β°N 179.77472Β°E / 51.96111; 179.77472
- West: Peaked Island, offshore Cape Wrangell, Attu Island, Alaska 52Β°55β²00β³N 172Β°26β²00β³E / 52.91667Β°N 172.43333Β°E / 52.91667; 172.43333
- Physically West: Western Amatignak Island, Alaska 51Β°16β²06β³N 179Β°09β²00β³W / 51.26833Β°N 179.15000Β°W / 51.26833; -179.15000
- High: Denali (Mount McKinley), Alaska at 6,194 meters (20,322 ft) 63Β°4β²10β³N 151Β°0β²26β³W / 63.06944Β°N 151.00722Β°W / 63.06944; -151.00722
- Low: Badwater Basin, Death Valley, California at β86 meters (β282 ft) 36Β°13β²58β³N 116Β°46β²42β³W / 36.23278Β°N 116.77833Β°W / 36.23278; -116.77833
- Land boundaries: 12,034 km (7,477 mi)
- Population of the United States: 308,745,538 (2010 census) β 3rd most populous country
- Area of the United States: 9,826,630 km (3,794,080 sq mi) β 4th most extensive country
- Atlas of the United States
- Cities of the United States, by population
Environment of the United Statesβ»
- Beaches in the United States
- Climate of the United States
- Environmental issues in the United States
- Ecoregions in the United States
- Geology of the United States
- National parks of the United States
- Protected areas of the United States
- Superfund sites in the United States
- Wildlife of the United States
Geographic features of the United Statesβ»
Regions of the United Statesβ»
Physiographic divisions of the United Statesβ»
The geography of the United States varies across their immense area. Within the continental U.S., eight distinct physiographic divisions exist, though each is composed of several smaller physiographic subdivisions. These major divisions are:
- Laurentian Upland β part of the Canadian Shield that extends into the northern United States Great Lakes area.
- Atlantic Plain β the coastal regions of the eastern and southern parts includes the continental shelf, the Atlantic Coast and the Gulf Coast.
- Appalachian Highlands β lying on the eastern side of the United States, it includes the Appalachian Mountains, Adirondacks and New England province.
- Interior Plains β part of the interior continental United States, it includes much of what is called the Great Plains.
- Interior Highlands β also part of the interior continental United States, this division includes the Ozark Plateau.
- Rocky Mountain System β one branch of the Cordilleran system lying far inland in the western states.
- Intermontane Plateaus β also divided into the Columbia Plateau, the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Province, it is a system of plateaus, basins, ranges and gorges between the Rocky and Pacific Mountain Systems. It is the setting for the Grand Canyon, the Great Basin and Death Valley.
- Pacific Mountain System β the coastal mountain ranges and features in the west coast of the United States.
Administrative divisions of the United Statesβ»
States of the United Statesβ»
At the Declaration of Independence, the United States consisted of 13 states, former colonies of the United Kingdom. In the following years, the number of states has grown steadily due to expansion to the west, conquest and purchase of lands by the American government, and division of existing states to the current number of 50 United States:
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Territories of the United Statesβ»
Incorporated organized territoriesβ»
- none since 1959
Incorporated unorganized territoriesβ»
Unincorporated organized territoriesβ»
Unincorporated unorganized territoriesβ»
- Territory of American Samoa, technically unorganized. But self-governing under a constitution last revised in 1967
- Baker Island, uninhabited
- Howland Island, uninhabited
- Jarvis Island, uninhabited
- Johnston Atoll, uninhabited
- Kingman Reef, uninhabited
- Bajo Nuevo Bank, uninhabited (disputed with Colombia)
- Serranilla Bank, uninhabited (disputed with Colombia)
- Midway Islands, no indigenous inhabitants, currently included in the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge
- Navassa Island, uninhabited (claimed by Haiti)
- Wake Atoll consisting of Peale, Wake and Wilkes Islands, no indigenous inhabitants, only contractor personnel (claimed by the Marshall Islands)
Geography of the states and territoriesβ»
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Demography of the United Statesβ»
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Climate of the United Statesβ»
History of the United Statesβ»
Period-coverageβ»
History of the states and territoriesβ»
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History of citiesβ»
Presidents of the United Statesβ»
- George Washington: 1789β1797
- John Adams: 1797β1801
- Thomas Jefferson: 1801β1809
- James Madison: 1809β1817
- James Monroe: 1817β1825
- John Quincy Adams: 1825β1829
- Andrew Jackson: 1829β1837
- Martin Van Buren: 1837β1841
- William Henry Harrison: 1841
- John Tyler: 1841β1845
- James K. Polk: 1845β1849
- Zachary Taylor: 1849β1850
- Millard Fillmore: 1850β1853
- Franklin Pierce: 1853β1857
- James Buchanan: 1857β1861
- Abraham Lincoln: 1861β1865
- Andrew Johnson: 1865β1869
- Ulysses S. Grant: 1869β1877
- Rutherford B. Hayes: 1877β1881
- James A. Garfield: 1881
- Chester A. Arthur: 1881β1885
- Grover Cleveland: 1885β1889
- Benjamin Harrison: 1889β1893
- Grover Cleveland: 1893β1897
- William McKinley: 1897β1901
- Theodore Roosevelt: 1901β1909
- William H. Taft: 1909β1913
- Woodrow Wilson: 1913β1921
- Warren G. Harding: 1921β1923
- Calvin Coolidge: 1923β1929
- Herbert Hoover: 1929β1933
- Franklin D. Roosevelt: 1933β1945
- Harry S. Truman: 1945β1953
- Dwight D. Eisenhower: 1953β1961
- John F. Kennedy: 1961β1963
- Lyndon B. Johnson: 1963β1969
- Richard M. Nixon: 1969β1974
- Gerald Ford: 1974β1977
- Jimmy Carter: 1977β1981
- Ronald Reagan: 1981β1989
- George H. W. Bush: 1989β1993
- Bill Clinton: 1993β2001
- George W. Bush: 2001β2009
- Barack Obama: 2009β2017
- Donald Trump: 2017β2021
- Joe Biden: 2021βpresent
Government and politics in the United Statesβ»
- Form of government: presidential, federal republic
- Capital (political) of the United States: Washington, D.C.
- Flag of the United States
- Political parties in the United States
- Elections in the United States
- Voting rights in the United States
- List of political parties in the United States
- Political divisions of the United States
- Canadian and American politics compared
- Politics of the Southern United States
- Criticism of the United States government
Federal governmentβ»
Legislative branchβ»
Executive branchβ»
Federal executive departmentsβ»
All departments are listed by their present-day name and only departments with past or present cabinet-level status are listed. Order of succession applies only to within the cabinet; the vice president has always been first in the line of succession, and the Speaker of the House and the President pro tem of the Senate have at times been included.
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Commissionsβ»
Judicial branchβ»
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Politics of the states and territoriesβ»
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Foreign relationsβ»
International organization membershipβ»
- Member state of the Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors
- Member state of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- Member state of the Organization of American States
- Member state of the United Nations
- Member of the World Health Organization
- Member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement
- World Veterans Federation
Militaryβ»
Intelligence organizationsβ»
- Central Intelligence Agency
- Sixteenth Air Force
- United States Army Military Intelligence
- Defense Intelligence Agency
- Marine Corps Intelligence Activity
- National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- National Reconnaissance Office
- National Security Agency
- Office of Naval Intelligence
- Coast Guard Intelligence
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Drug Enforcement Administration
- Bureau of Intelligence and Research
- Office of Intelligence and Analysis
- Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence
- Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence
- Adoption in the United States
- Age of candidacy laws in the United States
- Arbitration in the United States
- Assisted suicide in the United States
- Attorneys in the United States
- Bankruptcy in the United States
- Bicycle law in the United States
- Birthright citizenship in the United States
- Blasphemy law in the United States
- Blue laws in the United States
- Campaign finance reform in the United States
- Cannabis in the United States
- Capital punishment in the United States
- Censure in the United States
- Census in the United States
- Censorship in the United States
- Child-related laws
- Constitution of the United States
- Copyright law in the United States
- Crime in the United States
- Human rights in the United States
- Abortion in the United States
- Censorship in the United States
- Civil liberties in the United States
- Freedom of association in the United States
- Freedom of information in the United States
- Freedom of movement under United States law
- Freedom of religion in the United States
- Freedom of speech in the United States
- Freedom of the press in the United States
- Gambling in the United States
- LGBT rights in the United States
- Incarceration in the United States
- Marriage in the United States
- Same-sex unions in the United States
- Domestic partnership in the United States
- Common-law marriage in the United States
- Divorce in the United States
- Same-sex marriage in the United States
- Same-sex marriage law in the United States by state
- Same-sex marriage legislation in the United States
- Same-sex marriage status in the United States by state
- Prisoner rights in the United States
- Pro se legal representation in the United States
- Prostitution in the United States
- Right of foreigners to vote in the United States
- Right to keep and bear arms
- Right to petition in the United States
- Rights and responsibilities of marriages in the United States
- Smoking in the United States
- Law enforcement in the United States
- Local ordinance
- Rent control in the United States
- School anti-bullying legislation in the United States
- Secession in the United States
- Securities regulation in the United States
- Speed limits in the United States
- State law
- Taxation in the United States
- United States Code
- Zoning in the United States
Culture of the United Statesβ»
American cuisineβ»
Historical cuisineβ»
Cuisine of the regionsβ»
Art in the United Statesβ»
Filmβ»
Music in the United Statesβ»
Genresβ»
Music in the states and territoriesβ»
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Radioβ»
Sports in the United Statesβ»
List of Major Sports Leagues in the United Statesβ»
- Major League Baseball (MLB)
- National Basketball Association (NBA)
- National Football League (NFL)
- National Hockey League (NHL)
- Major League Soccer (MLS)
Other top-level leagues and seriesβ»
- IndyCar Series
- Legends Tour β for women's golfers age 45 and over
- LPGA Tour (Ladies' Professional Golf Association)
- Major League Lacrosse (MLL)
- Major League Rugby (MLR) β rugby union
- NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing)
- National Lacrosse League (NLL)
- National Women's Soccer League (NWSL)
- PGA Tour
- PGA Tour Champions β for men's golfers age 50 and over
- Professional Bull Riders (PBR)
- Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA)
- Sports Car Club of America (SCCA)
- Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Minor and developmental professional leagues and seriesβ»
- American Hockey League (AHL)
- American Indoor Football Association (AIFA)
- American National Rugby League (AMNRL)
- Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL)
- ECHL (formerly East Coast Hockey League)
- Korn Ferry Tour β men's golf
- Minor League Baseball
- National Arena League
- NBA G League
- Professional Inline Hockey Association (PIHA)
- Rugby Super League (RSL)
- Symetra Tour β women's golf
- United Indoor Football (UIF)
- United States Australian Football League (USAFL)
- Xfinity Series β NASCAR
College sportsβ»
Sports governing bodiesβ»
- Professional Golfers' Association of America (PGA of America)
- United States of America Cricket Association (USACA)
- United States Golf Association (USGA)
- United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC)
- United States Rowing Association
- United States Soccer Federation (U.S. Soccer)
- United States Tennis Association (USTA)
- USA Basketball
- USA Cycling
- USA Rugby β governs rugby union
- USA Track and Field
- U.S. Ski & Snowboard
Sports by state and territoryβ»
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Sports Museums in the United Statesβ»
Education in the United Statesβ»
- Early childhood education in the United States
- K-12 education in the United States
- Higher education in the United States
- Language education in the United States
Education in the states and territoriesβ»
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Economy and infrastructure of the United Statesβ»
The United States is the world's largest economy (IMF, 2010). |
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2010): 1st
- Economic rank, by GDP (PPP) (2010): 1st
- Currency of the United States: US$
- ISO 4217: USD
- Banking in the United States
- Communications in the United States
- Companies of the United States
- Economic history of the United States
- Energy in the United States
- Electricity sector of the United States
- Energy conservation in the United States
- Energy policy of the United States
- U.S. Lighting Energy Policy
- United States energy independence
- Nuclear energy policy of the United States
- United States Department of Energy
- United States energy law
- United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
- United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce
- United States Wind Energy Policy
- Petroleum in the United States
- Health care in the United States
- Industry trade groups in the United States
- Tourism in the United States
- Transportation in the United States
- Trade policy of the United States
- Wealth in the United States
- Water supply and sanitation in the United States
Economy by state and territoryβ»
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Health in the United Statesβ»
- Healthcare in the United States
- Lists of hospitals in the United States
- Disability in the United States
- Birth control in the United States
- Obesity in the United States
- List of U.S. states and territories by life expectancy
- List of U.S. states and territories by infant mortality rates
Tourism in the United Statesβ»
See alsoβ»
Notesβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ "U.S.-Mexico Border". National Geographic. February 26, 2013. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
- ^ "Physiographic Regions". United States Geological Survey. April 17, 2003. Archived from the original on May 15, 2006. Retrieved January 30, 2008.
- ^ "Arkansas Secretary of State". www.sos.arkansas.gov. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
- ^ DOI Office of Internal Affairs "DOI Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) - WAKE ISLAND". Archived from the original on May 13, 2012. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
External linksβ»
- United States travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Government
- Official U.S. Government Web Portal Gateway to governmental sites
- White House Official site of the President of the United States
- Senate Official site of the United States Senate
- House Official site of the United States House of Representatives
- Supreme Court Official site of the Supreme Court of the United States
- Library of Congress Official site of the Library of Congress
- Overviews and Data
- Portrait of the United States Overview from the U.S. Information Agency
- United States CIA World Factbook entry
- United States Encyclopædia Britannica entry
- U.S. Census Housing and Economic Statistics Wide-ranging data from the U.S. Census Bureau
- "State Fact Sheets", population, employment, income, and farm data from the U.S. Economic Research Service
- "The 50 States of the U.S.A.", collected informational links for each state
- History
- Historical Documents Collected by the National Center for Public Policy Research
- U.S. National Mottos: History and Constitutionality Analysis by the Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance
- USA Collected links to historical data
- Maps
- Wikimedia Atlas of the United States
- National Atlas of the United States Official maps from the U.S. Department of the Interior
- Other
- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Official government site
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