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Facts

Also Known As U.S.A. • America • U.S. • United States of America
Head Of State And Government President: Donald Trump
Capital Washington, D.C.
Population (2020) 331,449,281; (2026 est.) 340,587,0002
Currency Exchange Rate 1 US dollar equals 0.904 euro
Form Of Government federal republic with two legislative houses (Senate [100]; House of Representatives [4351])
Official Language none
Official Religion none
Official Name United States of America
Total Area (Sq Km) 9,866,6323
Total Area (Sq Mi) 3,809,5253
Monetary Unit dollar (U.S.$)
Population Rank (2026) 3
Population Projection 2030 358,633,000
Density: Persons Per Sq Mi (2026) 89.4
Density: Persons Per Sq Km (2026) 34.5
Urban-Rural Population Urban: (2025) 74.4% • Rural: (2025) 25.6%
Life Expectancy At Birth Male: (2024) 76.5 years • Female: (2024) 81.4 years
Gni (U.S.$ ’000,000) (2024) 28,395,285
Gni Per Capita (U.S.$) (2024) 83,490
1Excludes five nonvoting delegates from the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam and a nonvoting resident commissioner from Puerto Rico.2Includes military personnel overseas.3Total area (excluding 42,334 sq mi [109,645 sq km] of coastal water and 76,804 sq mi [198,921 sq km] of territorial water) equals 3,677,649 sq mi (9,525,067 sq km), of which land area equals 3,531,925 sq mi (9,147,643 sq km), inland water area equals 85,631 sq mi (221,783 sq km), and Great Lakes water area equals 60,093 sq mi (155,641 sq km).

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  • A cat served as honorary mayor for 20 years in Talkeetna, Alaska.
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  • The internet was first conceptualized in the United States.
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  • The U.S. owns the GPS (Global Positioning System).

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