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The USA, located primarily in North America, is a federal presidential-constitutional republic consisting of 50 states and is the world's third most populous country with over 331 million people. It emerged from the Thirteen British Colonies and expanded across the continent, becoming a world power after the Spanish–American War and World War I, and remaining the sole superpower post-Cold War. The USA has a highly developed economy, accounting for about a quarter of global GDP, and is a major military and cultural force.

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The USA, located primarily in North America, is a federal presidential-constitutional republic consisting of 50 states and is the world's third most populous country with over 331 million people. It emerged from the Thirteen British Colonies and expanded across the continent, becoming a world power after the Spanish–American War and World War I, and remaining the sole superpower post-Cold War. The USA has a highly developed economy, accounting for about a quarter of global GDP, and is a major military and cultural force.

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The USA

The USA (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the USA (U.S. or US) or simply America, is a
country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major
unincorporated territories, 326 Indian reservations, and nine minor outlying islands. [g] At
nearly 3.8 million square miles (9.8 million square kilometres), it is the world's fourth-largest
country by land area and third-largest by total area.

The USA shares land borders with Canada to the north and Mexico to the south as well as
maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, and Russia, among others. [h] With more than 331
million people, it is the third most populous country in the world. The national capital is
Washington, D.C., and the most populous city and financial centre is New York City.

Territorial acquisitions of the USA between 1783 and 1917


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 USA emerged from the Thirteen
British Colonies established along the East Coast. Disputes with Great Britain over taxation and
political representation led to the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), which established
the nation's independence. In the late 18th century, the U.S. began expanding across North
America, gradually obtaining new territories, sometimes through war, frequently displacing
Native Americans, and admitting new states. This was strongly related to belief in manifest
destiny, and by 1848, the USA spanned the continent from east to west. Slavery was legal in the
southern USA 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,
and the aftermath of World War II left the USA and the Soviet Union as the world's two
superpowers. During the Cold War, both sides fought in the Korean and Vietnam Wars but
avoided direct armed conflict. They competed in the Space Race, culminating in the 1969
American spaceflight that first landed humans on the Moon. The Soviet Union's dissolution in
1991 ended the Cold War, leaving the USA as the world's sole superpower. In the post–Cold
War era, the USA has engaged in several military conflicts in the Middle East.
The USA is a federal presidential-constitutional republic 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, North Atlantic
Treaty Organization (NATO), and other international organizations. It is a permanent member of
the United Nations Security Council. Considered a melting pot of cultures and ethnicities, its
population has been profoundly shaped by centuries of immigration. The USA is a liberal
democracy; it ranks high in international measures of economic freedom, quality of life,
education, and human rights; and it has low levels of perceived corruption. Unlike other
western democracies, the USA lacks universal health care, retains capital punishment, and has
high levels of incarceration and inequality.[24]
The USA is a highly developed country, and its economy accounts for approximately a quarter
of global GDP and is the world's largest by GDP at market exchange rates. By value, the USA is
the world's largest importer and second-largest exporter of goods. Although its population is
only 4.2% of the world's total, it holds over 30% 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 a leading political, cultural, and scientific force.[25]

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