United States September 16, 2022 Acela , Alaska , Americas , Arctic , Arizona , arms , Atlanta , Atlantic , Atlantic Ocean , Austin , Bering Strait , Boston , BosWash , Californie , Caribbean , Caribbean Sea , Chicago , climatosceptique , Cold War , Colorado , Conseil de sécurité , Dallas , Death Penalty , Denver , desert , Detroit , dollars , english , English language , Floride , G7 , G8 , gas , Golfe du Mexique , Great Lakes , greenhouse gas emissions , Hawaii , Houston , Los Angeles , Louisiane , Miami , military , Minneapolis , Mississippi , Mississippi River , Montagnes Rocheuses , NATO , New York , North America , Nouvelle-France , OECD , oil , Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development , Orlando , OSCE , Pacific , Pacific Ocean , Philadelphie , Phoenix , pollution , prison , Puerto Rico , Ring of Fire , rising waters , Rocheuses , San Francisco , Seattle , Texas , UN , United States , USA , volcano , Washington Official name United States of America Name in local language United States of America (en) Continent Americas Subcontinent North America Population (ranking: 3e ) 333,102,025 inhabitants (2022) Population growth 0.29 % / year Area 9,629,047 km² Density 34.59 inhabitants / km² GDP (ranking: 1er )22,996.100 billions $USD (2021) GDP/capita (ranking ) 69,288 $USD (2021) GDP growth 5.67 % / year (2021) Life expectancy (ranking ) 76.10 years (2021) Birth rate 10.90 ‰ (2020) Fertility rate 1.64 children / woman (2020) Death rate (ranking ) 10.30 ‰ (2020) Infant mortality rate (ranking ) 5.40 ‰ (2020) Literacy rate 99.04 % (2017) Official languages English de facto Currency United States Dollar ($ USD) HDI (ranking: 25e )0.921 / 1 (2021) EPI (ranking )71.19 (2018) Government Federal presidential constitutional republic Head of State President Joe Biden National Day July 4 (independence) ISO Codes US, USA Demonym American Tourists (ranking ) 79,618,000 people (2018)
The United States of America (USA) is one of the largest and third most populous countries in the world. Located in North America, the United States (short form) is a federal constitutional republic consisting of 50 states and one district (for the capital city of Washington). The country is bordered to the north by Canada , and to the south by Mexico .
Monument Valley, Arizona, USA. Photo: Huebi Los Angeles downtown, California, USA. Photo: Nserrano
Urban areas (2019) Urban areas Population New York 22,589,036 inhabitants Los Angeles 18,711,436 inhabitants Chicago 9,825,325 inhabitants Washington - Baltimore 9,814,928 inhabitants San Francisco - San Jose 9,665,887 inhabitants Boston 8,287,710 inhabitants Dallas - Fort Worth 8,057,796 inhabitants Houston 7,253,193 inhabitants Philadelphia 7,209,620 inhabitants Miami 6,889,936 inhabitants Atlanta 6,853,392 inhabitants Detroit - Windsor 5,696,911 inhabitants San Diego - Tijuana 5,319,631 inhabitants Phoenix 5,002,221 inhabitants Seattle 4,903,675 inhabitants Orlando 4,160,646 inhabitants Minneapolis 4,027,861 inhabitants Denver 3,617,927 inhabitants Cleveland 3,586,918 inhabitants Portland OR 3,259,710 inhabitants Tampa - St. Petersburg 3,194,831 inhabitants St. Louis 2,907,648 inhabitants Brownsville - McAllen - Matamoros - Reynosa 2,815,896 inhabitants Charlotte 2,797,636 inhabitants Salt Lake City 2,641,048 inhabitants
Administrative divisions States Population Area Alabama 4,903,185 inhabitants 135,765 km² Alaska 731,545 inhabitants 1,717,854 km² Arizona 7,278,717 inhabitants 295,254 km² Arkansas 3,017,804 inhabitants 137,732 km² California 39,512,223 inhabitants 423,970 km² Colorado 5,758,736 inhabitants 269,837 km² Connecticut 3,565,287 inhabitants 14,371 km² Delaware 973,764 inhabitants 6,542 km² District of Columbia (D.C.) (Federal District) 705,749 inhabitants 177 km² Florida 21,477,737 inhabitants 170,451 km² Georgia 10,617,423 inhabitants 154,077 km² Hawaii 1,415,872 inhabitants 28,337 km² Idaho 1,787,065 inhabitants 216,632 km² Illinois 12,671,821 inhabitants 149,997 km² Indiana 6,732,219 inhabitants 94,321 km² Iowa 3,155,070 inhabitants 145,543 km² Kansas 2,913,314 inhabitants 213,283 km² Kentucky 4,467,673 inhabitants 104,749 km² Louisiana 4,648,794 inhabitants 135,382 km² Maine 1,344,212 inhabitants 86,542 km² Maryland 6,045,680 inhabitants 32,160 km² Massachusetts 6,892,503 inhabitants 27,360 km² Michigan 9,986,857 inhabitants 250,941 km² Minnesota 5,639,632 inhabitants 225,365 km² Mississippi 2,976,149 inhabitants 125,546 km²
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