The U.S. is a country of 50 states covering a vast swath of North America, with Alaska in the northwest and Hawaii extending the nation’s presence into the Pacific Ocean. Major Atlantic Coast cities are New York, a global finance and culture...
Capital: Washington, D.C.
Dialing code: +1
Government: Federation, Presidential system, Federal republic, and more
Speaker: Mike Johnson (Republican Party)
Attorney general: Merrick Garland
Population: 333.3 million (2022)
Continent: North America
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