United States
The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federation of 50 states, a federal capital district (Washington, D.C.), and 326 Indian reservations.}} Outside the union of states, it asserts sovereignty over five major unincorporated island territories and various uninhabited islands., November 1997, pp. 1, 6, 39n. Both viewed April 6, 2016.}} The country has the world's third-largest land area,, the United States is the third-largest country in the world by land area, behind Russia and China. By total area (land and water), it is the third-largest, behind Russia and Canada, if its coastal and territorial water areas are included. However, if only its internal waters are included (bays, sounds, rivers, lakes, and the Great Lakes), the U.S. is the fourth-largest, after Russia, Canada, and China.Coastal/territorial waters included:
Only internal waters included: |name=largestcountry}} second-largest exclusive economic zone, and third-largest population, exceeding 334 million.
Paleo-Indians migrated across the Bering land bridge more than 12,000 years ago. British colonization led to the first settlement of the Thirteen Colonies in Virginia in 1607. Clashes with the British Crown over taxation and political representation sparked the American Revolution, with the Second Continental Congress formally declaring independence on July 4, 1776. Following its victory in the Revolutionary War (1775–1783), the country continued to expand across North America. As more states were admitted, sectional division over slavery led to the secession of the Confederate States of America, which fought the remaining states of the Union during the 1861–1865 American Civil War. With the Union's victory and preservation, slavery was abolished nationally. By 1890, the United States had established itself as a great power. After Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, the U.S. entered World War II. The aftermath of the war left the U.S. and the Soviet Union as the world's two superpowers and led to the Cold War, during which both countries engaged in a struggle for ideological dominance and international influence. Following the Soviet Union's collapse and the end of the Cold War in 1991, the U.S. emerged as the world's sole superpower.
The U.S. national government is a presidential constitutional republic and liberal democracy with three separate branches: legislative, executive, and judicial. It has a bicameral national legislature composed of the House of Representatives, a lower house based on population; and the Senate, an upper house based on equal representation for each state. Substantial autonomy is given to states and several territories, with a political culture that emphasizes liberty, equality under the law, individualism, and limited government.
One of the world's most developed countries, the United States has had the largest nominal GDP since about 1890 and accounted for 15% of the global economy in 2023. It possesses by far the largest amount of wealth of any country and has the highest disposable household income per capita among OECD countries. The U.S. ranks among the world's highest in economic competitiveness, productivity, innovation, human rights, and higher education. Its hard power and cultural influence have a global reach. The U.S. is a founding member of the World Bank, IMF, Organization of American States, NATO, and World Health Organization, as well as a permanent member of the UN Security Council. Provided by Wikipedia
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Trust: Proceedings of the Committee on Manufactures, House of Representatives of the United States, in Relation to Trusts, etc. by United States
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Cicero; or, A discovery of a clan of conspirators against all religions and governments in the whole world by Citizen of the United States
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Remarks on the treaty of amity, navigation, and commerce, concluded between Lord Grenville and Mr. Jay, on the part of Great Britain and the United States, respectively [Eight line... by Citizen of the United States
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The life of Napoleon Bonaparte late Emperor of the French, &c. &c. &c. : from his birth, until his departure to the island of St. Helena / by Citizen of the United States
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The life of Napoleon Bonaparte late Emperor of the French, &c. &c. &c. : from his birth, until his departure to the island of St. Helena / by Citizen of the United States
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Columbia and Britannia a dramatic piece / by Citizen of the United States
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A review of the question, In whom has the Constitution vested the treaty power? With incidental illustrations; and a short discussion of the right of the House to call on the presi... by Senator of the United States
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An oration delivered on the fourth of July 1800 by Citizen of the United States
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The life of Napoleon Bonaparte, late Emperor of the French &c. &c. &c from his birth until his departure to the Island of St. Helena / by Citizen of the United States
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Cicero; or, A discovery of a clan of conspirators against all religions and governments in the whole world Extracted from Robison, Mounier and Barruel; and interspersed with hints... by Citizen of the United States
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A review of the question, In whom has the Constitution vested the treaty power? With incidental illustrations; and a short discussion of the right of the House to call on the presi... by Senator of the United States
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France and Mexico : examination of the difficulties between those powers / by Citizen of the United States
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Proceedings of the Proteus Court of Inquiry on the Greely Relief Expedition of 1883 / by United States Congress
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Ex-Barge Grain Rates. by United states Department of Argiculture
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United States--Gulf coast, Florida, St. Andrew Bay. by United States Coast Survey
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U.S. Army Survival Manual : Department of the Army Field Manual 21-76. by United States. Department of the Army
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Millions of dollars' worth tendered gratis, and not accepted on those terms : submitted to the consideration of Congress / by Native citizen of the United States
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Cat Island 26284. by United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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[Presidential Message on Indian Affairs.] by United States. President (1969-1974 : Nixon)
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Report on Government Services to Rural America. Message from the President of the United States Transmitting the First Annual Report on Government Services to Rural America, Pursua... by United States. President (1969-1974 : Nixon)
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