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  1. 2 days ago · Internet TLD. .us [16] The United States of America ( USA or U.S.A. ), commonly known as the United States ( US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federation of 50 states, a federal capital district ( Washington, D.C. ), and 326 Indian reservations.

  2. 2 days ago · The United States is a country in North America that is a federal republic of 50 states. Besides the 48 conterminous states that occupy the middle latitudes of the continent, the United States includes the state of Alaska, at the northwestern extreme of North America, and the island state of Hawaii, in the mid-Pacific Ocean.

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  3. 2 days ago · The United States is the third most populous country in the world, and the most populous in the Americas and the Western Hemisphere. [13] The Census Bureau showed a population increase of 0.4% for the twelve-month period ending in July 2022, [12] below the world average annual rate of 0.9%. [14]

    • 86.16/sq mi (33.27/km²)
    • 0.4% (2022)
    • 1.665 children born/woman (2022)
    • 340,458,130 (est. 2023)
  4. 2 days ago · The United States is a constitutional federal republic, in which the president (the head of state and head of government ), Congress, and judiciary share powers reserved to the national government, and the federal government shares sovereignty with the state governments. The federal government is divided into three branches, as per the specific ...

    • March 4, 1789; 234 years ago
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  5. 3 days ago · The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States. [3] It superseded the Articles of Confederation, the nation's first constitution, on March 4, 1789. Originally including seven articles, the Constitution delineates the national frame and constrains the powers of the federal government.

    • September 17, 1787
    • June 21, 1788
  6. 1 day ago · United States House of Representatives 118th United States Congress Seal of the House Flag of the United States House of Representatives Type Type Lower house of the United States Congress Term limits None History New session started January 3, 2023 (2023-01-03) Leadership Speaker Mike Johnson (R) since October 25, 2023 Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R) since January 3, 2023 Minority Leader ...

  7. 3 days ago · Much of the West became part of the United States through the Louisiana Purchase of 1803; the Southwest, however, was a Mexican possession until 1848.The Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1804–06 established much of what would become the Oregon Trail and thereby facilitated settlement of the Pacific Northwest, an area soon known for its richness in furs, timber, and salmon.

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