United States - Introduction

Here, we have some interesting facts about United States. United States (officially: United States of America) is a country in Americas, precisely in North America, with a population of about 342.6 Millions inhabitants today (2024-12-20). The capital city of United States of America is Washington, D.C., and the official country TLD code is .us. United States has cca2, cca3, cioc, ccn3 codes as US, USA, USA, 840 respectively. Check some other vital information below.

United States , Coat of Arms
Names
Common United States
Official United States of America
Common (Native) United States
Official (Native) United States of America
Alternative spellings US, USA, United States of America
Translations ⬇️
Languages
eng English
Geography
User Country Flag

Flag

United States is located in North America and has a total land area of 9372610 km². It is bounded by Canada, Mexico and the capital city is Washington, D.C.

Region/Continent North America
Subregion North America
TimeZone UTC-12:00UTC-11:00UTC-10:00UTC-09:00UTC-08:00UTC-07:00UTC-06:00UTC-05:00UTC-04:00UTC+10:00UTC+12:00
Capital city Washington, D.C.
Area 9372610 km²
Population 2024-12-20 342.6 Millions
Bordered Countreies Canada, Mexico
Demonym
eng Male: American / Female: American
fra Male: Américain / Female: Américaine
Lat/Lng 38, -97
Historical data and more
The National Flag of United States

The flag of the United States of America is composed of thirteen equal horizontal bands of red alternating with white. A blue rectangle, bearing fifty small five-pointed white stars arranged in nine rows where rows of six stars alternate with rows of five stars, is superimposed in the canton.

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Currency
Name United States dollar
Code USD
Symbol $
Other info
Idependent yes, officially-assigned
UN Member country yes
Start of Week sunday
Car Side right
Codes
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 US
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 USA
ISO 3166-1 numeric 840
International calling code +1
FIFA 3 Letter Code USA
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United States is found in North America