1. United States

2. United States United States The United States of America is a country of the western hemisphere, comprising fifty states and several territories. Forty-eight contiguous states lie in central North America between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, bounded on land by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south; Alaska is in the northwest of the continent with Canada to its east, and Hawaii is in the mid-Pacific.[2] The United States is a federal constitutional republic with Washington DC its federal capital.[3] countrywestern hemispherestates several territoriesNorth AmericaPacificAtlanticbounded on landCanadaMexicoAlaskaHawaii[2]federalconstitutional republicWashington DC[3]countrywestern hemispherestates several territoriesNorth AmericaPacificAtlanticbounded on landCanadaMexicoAlaskaHawaii[2]federalconstitutional republicWashington DC[3] At over 3.7 million square miles (over 9.6 million km²) and with over 300 million people, the United States is the third or fourth largest country by total area and third largest by population.[4] With a gross domestic product (GDP) of over $13 trillion, the U.S. has the largest national economy in the world.[5] GDP per capita ranks the U.S. first among large economies. square mileskm²third or fourthpopulation[4] gross domestic product[5]square mileskm²third or fourthpopulation[4] gross domestic product[5] American society is the product of large-scale immigration and is home to a complex social structure[6] as well as a wide array of household arrangements.[7] The U.S. is one of the world's most ethnically and socially diverse nations.[8] immigrationsocial structure[6]household arrangements[7]diverse[8]immigrationsocial structure[6]household arrangements[7]diverse[8] The nation was founded by thirteen colonies declaring their independence from Great Britain on July 4, 1776. It adopted the current constitution (which has been amended several times subsequently) on September 17, 1787. The country greatly expanded in territory throughout the 19th century, acquiring further territory from the United Kingdom, as well as lands from France, Mexico, Spain, and Russia. With the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, it became the world's sole remaining superpower, and is a declared nuclear weapons state. The United States continues to exert dominant economic, political, cultural and military influence around the globe thirteen coloniesGreat Britain July 41776constitutionamendedSeptember 171787expanded 19th centuryUnited KingdomFrance MexicoSpainRussiacollapse of the Soviet Union1991superpowerdeclared nuclear weapons statethirteen coloniesGreat Britain July 41776constitutionamendedSeptember 171787expanded 19th centuryUnited KingdomFrance MexicoSpainRussiacollapse of the Soviet Union1991superpowerdeclared nuclear weapons state

3. European colonization  The first confirmed European landing in present-day United States territory was by Christopher Columbus, who visited Puerto Rico on November 19, 1493. Florida was home to the earliest European colonies on the mainland; of these colonies only St. Augustine which was founded by Pedro Menéndez de Avilés in 1565 remains. Christopher ColumbusPuerto RicoNovember 191493St. Augustine Pedro Menéndez de AvilésChristopher ColumbusPuerto RicoNovember 191493St. Augustine Pedro Menéndez de Avilés  A hundred or so French fur traders set up small outposts in the Great Lakes region. A few thousand Spanish settled in New Mexico and California. The first successful English settlement was at Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607, followed in 1620 by the Pilgrims' landing at Plymouth, Massachusetts. In 1609 and 1617, respectively, the Dutch settled in part of what became New York and New Jersey. In 1638, the Swedes founded New Sweden, in part of what became Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania after passing through Dutch hands. Throughout the 17th and early 18th centuries, England (and later Great Britain) established new colonies, took over Dutch colonies, and split others. Several colonies were used as penal settlements from the 1620s until the American Revolution. With the division of the Carolinas in 1729, and the colonization of Georgia in 1732, the 13 British colonies that became the United States of America in 1776 were established and all had active local and colonial governments with elections open to most free men, with a growing devotion to the ancient rights of Englishmen and a sense of self government that stimulated support for republicanism. By the 1770s the colonies were becoming "Anglicized" (that is, more like England). With high birth rates, low death rates, and steady immigration, the colonies doubled in population every 25 years. By 1770 they had a population of three million, about half as many as Britain itself. However, no representation was allowed them in the British Parliament. fur tradersGreat LakesNew MexicoCaliforniaEnglishJamestownVirginiaPilgrimsPlymouth MassachusettsDutchsettledNew YorkNew JerseySwedesNew Sweden DelawarePennsylvaniapenal settlementsCarolinasGeorgia13 British coloniesrights of Englishmenrepublicanismdeath ratesBritish Parliamentfur tradersGreat LakesNew MexicoCaliforniaEnglishJamestownVirginiaPilgrimsPlymouth MassachusettsDutchsettledNew YorkNew JerseySwedesNew Sweden DelawarePennsylvaniapenal settlementsCarolinasGeorgia13 British coloniesrights of Englishmenrepublicanismdeath ratesBritish Parliament The Mayflower in PlymouthThe Mayflower in Plymouth

4. Administrative divisions The United States of America consists of 50 states and one federal district, the District of Columbia. The conterminous forty-eight states — all the states but Alaska and Hawaii — are also called the contiguous United States or the "lower 48" and occupy much of central North America. Alaska is separated from the contiguous U.S. by Canada; together, they comprise the continental United States. Hawaii, the fiftieth state, is situated in the Pacific.statesfederal district District of Columbia AlaskaHawaiicontiguous United States The map on the right presents the 50 states, additional territories and highlights the United States census regions of them. The District of Columbia is not shown.territoriesDistrict of Columbia In addition to those territories labeled on the map, the United States also holds several other territories. Palmyra Atoll is the United States' only incorporated territory; but it is unorganized and uninhabited. The United States Minor Outlying Islands consist of uninhabited islands and atolls in the Pacific and Caribbean Sea. In addition, since 1898, the United States Navy has held an extensive naval base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.Palmyra Atollincorporated territoryunorganizedUnited States Minor Outlying Islandsuninhabited islandsatolls Caribbean Seanaval baseGuantánamo BayCuba In addition to the actual states and territories of the United States, there are also nations which are associated states of the U.S. The Federated States of Micronesia (since 1986), the Marshall Islands (since 1986), and Palau (since 1994) are associated with the United States under what is known as the Compact of Free Association, giving the states international sovereignty and ultimate control over their territory. However, the governments of those areas have agreed to allow the United States to provide defense and financial assistance.associated statesFederated States of MicronesiaMarshall IslandsPalau Compact of Free Association

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