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  1. The United States is a leader in the development of artificial intelligence technology and has maintained a space program since the late 1950s, with plans for long-term habitation of the Moon. [303] [304] In 2022, the United States was the country with the second-highest number of published scientific papers. [305]

  2. The United States of America is a federal republic [1] consisting of 50 states, a federal district ( Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States), five major territories, and various minor islands. [2] [3] Both the states and the United States as a whole are each sovereign jurisdictions. [4]

  3. In 1945, the United States came out of World War II as a superpower and was the first country with nuclear weapons. After World War II the United States along with its allies founded the United Nations. Today the United States is a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.

  4. 3 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.

  5. 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 ...

  6. The president of the United States ( POTUS) [B] is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The president directs the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces . The power of the presidency has grown substantially [12] since the first president ...

  7. Apr 12, 2024 · United States of America. Located in or next to body of water. Arctic Ocean ( north, Alaska) Pacific Ocean ( west, Bering Sea, Salish Sea) Atlantic Ocean ( east, Gulf of Mexico) Capital. Washington, D.C. (1800–) Basic form of government. presidential system (1788–)