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United States
United States of America
United States sits in North America and uses USD - United States dollar ($). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Washington, D.C.
Population
341.8M
Area
9.4M km2
Population
341.8M
341,784,857 people
Area
9.4M km2
9,372,610 square kilometers
Density
36/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Washington, D.C.
38.89, -77.05
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
United States, officially listed here as United States of America, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make United States, US, USA, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. United States is grouped under Americas, more specifically North America, with North America shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 341,784,857 people and a land area of 9,372,610 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 36 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 38, -97, while the capital coordinate reference is 38.89, -77.05. United States shares listed land borders with CAN, MEX, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Washington, D.C. (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami and Houston. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in United States, capital of United States, and major urban areas in United States. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Federal presidential republic. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include G20, G7, NATO, OECD and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
United States uses calling code +1, postal format #####-####, and time zone data listed as UTC-12:00, UTC-11:00, UTC-10:00, UTC-09:00, UTC-08:00, UTC-07:00, UTC-06:00, UTC-05:00, UTC-04:00, UTC+10:00 and UTC+12:00. The number format uses , as the thousands separator and . as the decimal separator. The week starts on sunday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Oct 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists USD - United States dollar ($), while language records include English. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as USA. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 41.8 for 2024.
How to use this profile
This United States profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
US / USA
Top-level domains
.us
Continents
North America
Border countries
CAN, MEX
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
USA
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for United States is represented by the US country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
New York
New York
19,268,388
City
#2
Los Angeles
California
11,984,083
City
#3
Chicago
Illinois
8,609,571
City
#4
Miami
Florida
6,391,670
City
#5
Houston
Texas
6,227,666
City
Governance
Government type
Federal presidential republic
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
sunday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Oct 1
Number separators
, thousands, . decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+1
Postal format
#####-####
Timezones
UTC-12:00, UTC-11:00, UTC-10:00, UTC-09:00, UTC-08:00, UTC-07:00, UTC-06:00, UTC-05:00, UTC-04:00, UTC+10:00, UTC+12:00
Languages
English
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
41.8
2024