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A map of the United States showing its 50 states, federal district and five inhabited territories. Alaska, Hawaii, and the territories are shown at different scales, and the Aleutian Islands and the uninhabited northwestern Hawaiian Islands are omitted from this map. The United States of America is a federal republic [1] consisting of 50 states ...
- Territories of The United States
Territories of the United States are sub-national...
- List of Indian Reservations in The United States
Federally recognized reservations. There are approximately...
- Postal Abbreviation
Codes: ISO ISO 3166 codes (2-letter, 3-letter, and 3-digit...
- South Dakota
South Dakota (/ d ə ˈ k oʊ t ə / ⓘ də-KOH-tə; Sioux: Dakȟóta...
- Jarvis Island
Jarvis Island (/ ˈ dʒ ɑːr v ɪ s /; formerly known as Bunker...
- New Mexico
New Mexico is the second largest crude oil and ninth largest...
- Serranilla Bank
Serranilla Bank (Spanish: Isla Serranilla, Banco Serranilla...
- Iowa
Iowa (/ ˈ aɪ. ə w ə / ⓘ EYE-ə-wə, Lakota: Ayúȟwa) is a...
- West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Southern and Mid-Atlantic...
- Congressional District
Congressional districts in the United States are electoral...
- Territories of The United States
The United Nations headquarters has been situated along the East River in Midtown Manhattan since 1952; in 1945, the United States was a founding member of the UN. The United States has an established structure of foreign relations, and it has the world's second-largest diplomatic corps as of 2024.
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The 1782 resolution adopting the seal blazons the image on the reverse as "A pyramid unfinished. In the zenith an eye in a triangle, surrounded by a glory, proper." The pyramid is conventionally shown as consisting of 13 courses to refer to the thirteen original states. The adopting resolution provides that it is inscribed on its base with the date...
On July 4, 1776, the same day that independence from Great Britain was declared by the thirteen colonies, the Continental Congress named the first committee to design a Great Seal, or national emblem, for the country. Similar to other nations, the United States needed an official symbol of sovereignty to formalize and seal (or sign) international t...
The Great Seal very quickly became a popular symbol of the country. It inspired both the flag of North Dakota and that of the US Virgin Islands(adopted in 1911 and 1921, respectively). Combined with the heraldic tradition of artistic freedom so long as the particulars of the blazon are followed, a wide variety of official and unofficial emblazonmen...
PDF booklet from U.S. State Department, 2003 version, and 1996 version– Bureau of Public AffairsMar 15, 2024 · The following 38 files are in this category, out of 38 total. "E PLURIBUS UNUM" Bald Eagle art in 1882 detail, from- Uniform of the army of the United States, 1882 (page 4 crop).jpg 686 × 857; 121 KB. Great Seal of the United States (obverse and reverse).png 995 × 500; 436 KB. 1934 airmail stamp CE1.jpg 280 × 180; 29 KB.
The seal of the president of the United States is used to mark correspondence from the president of the United States to the U.S. Congress, and is also used as a symbol of the presidency itself. The central design, based on the Great Seal of the United States, is the official coat of arms of the U.S. presidency and also appears on the ...
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Esta es una lista de estados y territorios de los Estados Unidos.Los Estados Unidos tienen 50 estados, 1 distrito federal, 5 territorios importantes, y 9 territorios menores (Uno de los cuales es reclamado por Haití). 1 territorio (Atolón Palmyra) es incorporado y no organizado, 4 territorios están no incorporados y organizados, y 9 territorios están no incorporados y no organizados (una ...
The United States of America, commonly known as the United States or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federation of 50 states, a federal capital district, and 326 Indian reservations. Outside the union of states, it asserts sovereignty over five major unincorporated island territories and various uninhabited islands. The country has the world's third-largest ...
