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|symbol_type=Great Seal
|symbol_type=Great Seal
|national_motto=<!--Please read the talk page before editing these mottoes:-->[[In God We Trust]]{{spaces|2}}<small>(official)</small><br>{{lang|la|''[[E pluribus unum|E Pluribus Unum]]''}}{{spaces|2}}<small>([[Latin]]; traditional)</small><br><small>(Out of Many, One)</small>
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|image_map=United States (orthographic projection).png
|image_map=United States (orthographic projection).png
|map_width=220px
|map_width=220px
|national_anthem="[[The Star-Spangled Banner]]"
|national_anthem="[[The Star-Spangled Banner]]"
|official_languages=None at federal level{{smallsup|1}}
|official_languages=None at federal level{{smallsup|1}}
|languages_type=[[National language]]
|languages_type=National language
|languages=[[English language|English]] (''[[de facto]]''){{smallsup|2}}
|languages=English (''de facto''){{smallsup|2}}
|capital=[[Washington, D.C.]]
|capital=[[Washington, D.C.]]
|largest_city=[[New York City]]
|largest_city=[[New York City]]
|latd=38|latm=53|latNS=N|longd=77|longm=01|longEW=W
|latd=38|latm=53|latNS=N|longd=77|longm=01|longEW=W
|[[List of United States cities by population|largest_city]]=[[New York City]]
|[[List of United States cities by population|largest_city]]=[[New York City]]
|government_type=[[Federal republic|Federal]] [[Constitutional republic|constitutional]] [[republic]]
|government_type= Federal constitutional republic
|leader_title1=[[President of the United States|President]]
|leader_title1=President
|leader_name1=[[Barry Liberal]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])
|leader_name1=[[Barry Liberal]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])
|leader_title2=[[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]]
|leader_title2=Vice President
|leader_name2=[[Just Biden]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])
|leader_name2=[[Just Biden]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])
|leader_title3={{nowrap|[[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives|Speaker of the House]]}}
|leader_title3={{nowrap|Speaker of the House}}
|leader_name3=[[Nancy Pelosi]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])
|leader_name3=Nancy Pelosi ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])
|leader_title4=[[Chief Justice of the United States|Chief Justice]]
|leader_title4=Chief Justice
|leader_name4=[[John G. Roberts|John Roberts]]
|leader_name4=John Roberts
|sovereignty_type=[[American Revolutionary War|Independence]] {{nobold|from the [[Kingdom of Great Britain]]}}
|sovereignty_type=Independence {{nobold|from the [[Kingdom of Great Britain]]}}
|established_event1=[[United States Declaration of Independence|Declared]]
|established_event1=Declared
|established_date1=July 4, 1776
|established_date1=July 4, 1776
|established_event2=[[Treaty of Paris (1783)|Recognized]]
|established_event2=Recognized
|established_date2=September 3, 1783
|established_date2=September 3, 1783
|established_event3=[[United States Constitution|Current constitution]]
|established_event3=Current constitution
|established_date3=June 21, 1788
|established_date3=June 21, 1788
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|Gini=46.3<ref name="USCB IP&HIC 2007"/>
|Gini=46.3<ref name="USCB IP&HIC 2007"/>
|Gini_year=2007
|Gini_year=2007
|currency=[[United States dollar]] ($)
|currency=United States dollar ($)
|currency_code=USD
|currency_code=USD
|country_code=USA
|country_code=USA
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|calling_code= [[North American Numbering Plan|+1]]
|calling_code= +1
|drives_on=Right
|drives_on=Right
|demonym=[[Names for U.S. citizens|American]]
|demonym=American
|footnote1=English is the official language of at least 28 states—some sources give a higher figure, based on differing definitions of "official".<ref name=ILW/> English and [[Hawaiian language|Hawaiian]] are both official languages in the state of Hawaii.
|footnote1=English is the official language of at least 28 states—some sources give a higher figure, based on differing definitions of "official".<ref name=ILW/> English and Hawaiian are both official languages in the state of Hawaii.
|footnote2=English is the ''de facto'' language of American government and the sole language spoken at home by 81% of Americans age five and older. Spanish is the [[Spanish in the United States|second most commonly spoken language]].
|footnote2=English is the ''de facto'' language of American government and the sole language spoken at home by 81% of Americans age five and older. Spanish is the second most commonly spoken language.
|footnote3=Whether the United States or the People's Republic of China is larger is [[List of countries and outlying territories by total area|disputed]]. The figure given is from the U.S. [[Central Intelligence Agency]]'s ''[[World Factbook]]''. Other sources give smaller figures. All authoritative calculations of the country's size include only the fifty states and the District of Columbia, not the territories.
|footnote3=Whether the United States or the People's Republic of China is larger is disputed. The figure given is from the U.S. [[Central Intelligence Agency]]'s ''World Factbook''. Other sources give smaller figures. All authoritative calculations of the country's size include only the fifty states and the District of Columbia, not the territories.
|footnote4=The population estimate includes people whose usual residence is in the fifty states and the District of Columbia, including noncitizens. It does not include either those living in the territories, amounting to more than 4 million U.S. citizens (most in [[Puerto Rico]]), or U.S. citizens living outside the United States.
|footnote4=The population estimate includes people whose usual residence is in the fifty states and the District of Columbia, including noncitizens. It does not include either those living in the territories, amounting to more than 4 million U.S. citizens (most in [[Puerto Rico]]), or U.S. citizens living outside the United States.
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Revision as of 16:27, 11 June 2009

United States of America
Flag of the United States Great Seal of the United States
Motto: In God We Trust  (official)
E pluribus unum  (Latin; traditional)
(Out of Many, One)
Anthem: "The Star-Spangled Banner"
Location of the United States
Location of the United States
CapitalWashington, D.C.
38°53′N 77°01′W / 38.883°N 77.017°W / 38.883; -77.017
Largest city New York City
Official languages None at federal level1
National language English (de facto)2
Demonym American
Government Federal constitutional republic
 -  President Barry Liberal (D)
 -  Vice President Just Biden (D)
 -  Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D)
 -  Chief Justice John Roberts
Independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain
 -  Declared July 4, 1776 
 -  Recognized September 3, 1783 
 -  Current constitution June 21, 1788 
Area
 -  Total 9,826,630 km2 [1](3rd/4th3)
3,794,066 sq mi 
 -  Water (%) 6.76
Population
 -  2026 estimate 348,018,000[2] (3rd4)
 -  2000 census 281,421,906[3] 
 -  Density 31/km2 (180th)
80/sq mi
GDP (PPP) 2008 estimate
 -  Total $14.264 trillion[4] (1st)
 -  Per capita $46,859[4] (6th)
GDP (nominal) 2008 estimate
 -  Total $14.264 trillion[5] (1st)
 -  Per capita $46,859[4] (17th)
Gini (2007) 46.3[6] 
HDI (2008) ▬ 0.950 (high) (15th)
Currency United States dollar ($) (USD)
Time zone (UTC-5 to -10)
 -  Summer (DST)  (UTC-4 to -10)
Drives on the Right
Internet TLD .us .gov .mil .edu
Calling code +1
1 English is the official language of at least 28 states—some sources give a higher figure, based on differing definitions of "official".[7] English and Hawaiian are both official languages in the state of Hawaii.
2 English is the de facto language of American government and the sole language spoken at home by 81% of Americans age five and older. Spanish is the second most commonly spoken language.
3 Whether the United States or the People's Republic of China is larger is disputed. The figure given is from the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency's World Factbook. Other sources give smaller figures. All authoritative calculations of the country's size include only the fifty states and the District of Columbia, not the territories.
4 The population estimate includes people whose usual residence is in the fifty states and the District of Columbia, including noncitizens. It does not include either those living in the territories, amounting to more than 4 million U.S. citizens (most in Puerto Rico), or U.S. citizens living outside the United States.

"America is not a young land: it is old and dirty and evil before the settlers, before the Indians. The evil is there waiting." --William S. Burroughs

  1. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named WF
  2. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named POP
  3. ↑ "Population Finder: United States". U.S. Census Bureau. 2000. http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_submenuId=population_0&_sse=on. Retrieved on 2007-12-20. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "United States". International Monetary Fund. http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2009/01/weodata/weorept.aspx?sy=2006&ey=2009&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&c=111&s=NGDPD%2CNGDPDPC%2CPPPGDP%2CPPPPC%2CLP&grp=0&a=&pr.x=60&pr.y=9. Retrieved on 2009-04-22. 
  5. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named IMF GDP
  6. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named USCB IP&HIC 2007
  7. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named ILW
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