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The United States is a federal republic located in North America between Canada and Mexico. It consists of 50 states, Washington D.C., and various territories. With over 328 million people, it has the third largest population globally and became a world superpower in the late 19th and 20th centuries. The U.S. has a representative democracy and ranks highly in measures of economic strength and quality of life, despite income disparities.

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The United States is a federal republic located in North America between Canada and Mexico. It consists of 50 states, Washington D.C., and various territories. With over 328 million people, it has the third largest population globally and became a world superpower in the late 19th and 20th centuries. The U.S. has a representative democracy and ranks highly in measures of economic strength and quality of life, despite income disparities.

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The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.)
or America, is a country mostly located in central North America, between Canada and Mexico. It
consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.
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 At 3.8 million square miles (9.8 million square kilometers), it is the world's third- or fourth-largest
country by total area.[d] With a population of over 328 million, it is the third most populous country in
the world. The federal capital is Washington, D.C., and the most populous city is New York City.
Paleo-Indians migrated from Siberia to the North American mainland at least 12,000 years ago,
and European colonization began in the 16th century. The United States emerged from the thirteen
British colonies established along the East Coast. Disputes with Great Britain led to the American
Revolutionary War (1775–1783), which established independence. In the late 18th century, the U.S.
began vigorously expanding across North America, gradually acquiring new territories,
oftentimes conquering and displacing Native Americans, and admitting new states; by 1848, the
United States spanned the continent. Slavery was legal in the southern United States until the
second half of the 19th century, when the American Civil War led to its abolition. The Spanish–
American War and World War I established the U.S. as a world power, a status confirmed by the
outcome of World War II. During the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union engaged in
various proxy wars, but avoided direct military conflict. They also competed in the Space Race,
culminating in the 1969 spaceflight that first landed humans on the Moon. The Soviet Union's
collapse in 1991 ended the Cold War and left the United States as the world's sole superpower.
The United States is a federal republic and a representative democracy with three separate
branches of government, including a bicameral legislature. It is a founding member of the United
Nations, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, Organization of American States (OAS), NATO,
and other international organizations. It is a permanent member of the United Nations Security
Council. The U.S. ranks high in international measures of economic freedom, government
corruption, quality of life, and quality of higher education. Despite income and wealth disparities, the
United States continues to rank high in measures of socioeconomic performance. It is one of the
most racially and ethnically diverse nations, and its population has been shaped through centuries of
immigration.
A highly developed country, the United States accounts for approximately a quarter of global gross
domestic product (GDP) and is the world's largest economy by nominal GDP. By value, the United
States is the world's largest importer and the second-largest exporter of goods. Although its
population is only 4.3% of the world total, it holds 29.4% of the total wealth in the world, the largest
share held by any country. Making up more than a third of global military spending, it is the foremost
military power in the world, and is a leading political, cultural, and scientific force internationally.[2

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